Paul Merrill Spurlin
Paul Merrill Spurlin (born October 2, 1902 in Fayetteville (Georgia) , † January 24, 1994 in Middletown (Connecticut) ) was an American Romance studies and literary scholar.
life and work
Spurlin studied at Emory University in Atlanta (graduating in 1925) and in Lyon. He received his doctorate in 1936 from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore with the work Montesquieu and American opinion, 1760-1801 (published by T. Montesquieu in America 1760-1801 , Baton Rouge 1940, New York 1969). He was professor of French at Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge , at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa and finally from 1946 to 1970 at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor .
Other works
- Rousseau in America, 1760-1809 , University of Alabama 1969
- The French Enlightenment in America. Essays on the Times of the Founding Fathers , Athens 1984
Web links
- Literature by and about Paul Merrill Spurlin in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
- Memorial | Faculty History Project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Spurlin, Paul Merrill |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Spurlin, Paul M. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Romance studies and literary scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 2, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fayetteville (Georgia) |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 24, 1994 |
| Place of death | Middletown, Connecticut |