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Lewis Freeman Mott (1863 – November 20, 1941) was an American English scholar, born in New York and educated at the City College (S.B., 1883) and at Columbia (Ph.D., 1896). He taught at City College where he became a professor in 1897, and he retired in 1934. Mott served as president of the
Lewis Freeman Mott (1863 – November 20, 1941) was an American English scholar, born in New York and educated at the City College (S.B., 1883) and at Columbia (Ph.D., 1896). He taught at City College where he became a professor in 1897, and he retired in 1934. Mott served as president of the Modern Language Association
The Modern Language Association of America, often referred to as the Modern Language Association (MLA), is widely considered the principal professional association in the United States for scholars of language and literature. The MLA aims to "str ...
in 1911. He wrote ''The System of Courtly Love'' (1894), ''The Provencal Lyric'' (1901), and ''Sainte-Beuve'' (1925).Horatio E. Smith (1926). Review: ''Sainte-Beuve''. by Lewis Freeman Mott. ''Modern Language Notes
''Modern Language Notes'' (''MLN'') is a peer-reviewed academic journal established in 1886 at the Johns Hopkins University, with the intention of introducing continental European literary criticism into American scholarship. The journal is publis ...
'' 41 (1): 67–70
His wife, Alice Garrigue Mott (1861–1948), was the younger sister of Tomáš Masaryk
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (7 March 185014 September 1937) was a Czechoslovaks, Czechoslovak statesman, political activist and philosopher who served as the first List of presidents of Czechoslovakia, president of Czechoslovakia from 191 ...
's wife.
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