John William Cousin (1849–1910) was a British writer, editor and biographer. He was one of six children born to William and

Anne Ross Cousin Anne Ross Cousin (née Cundell; 27 April 1824 – 6 December 1906) was a British poet, musician and songwriter. She was a student of John Muir Wood and later became a popular writer of hymns, most especially "The Sands of Time Are Sinking", ...

, his mother being a noted hymn-writer, in Scotland. A

fellow A fellow is a concept whose exact meaning depends on context. In learned or professional societies, it refers to a privileged member who is specially elected in recognition of their work and achievements. Within the context of higher education ...

of the

Faculty of Actuaries The Faculty of Actuaries in Scotland was the professional body representing actuaries in Scotland. The Faculty of Actuaries was one of two actuarial bodies in the UK, the other was the Institute of Actuaries, which was a separate body in Englan ...

and

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of the ''Actuarial Society of Edinburgh'',''The Insurance Yearbook, 1898–9. ife and Miscellaneous'. 26th ed. New York: The Spectator Company, 1898. (pg. 129) he revised and wrote the introduction for

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator. His original works include "Paul Revere's Ride", ''The Song of Hiawatha'', and '' Evangeline''. He was the first American to completely trans ...

's ''

Evangeline ''Evangeline, A Tale of Acadie'' is an epic poem by the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, written in English and published in 1847. The poem follows an Acadian girl named Evangeline and her search for her lost love Gabriel, set during t ...

'' in 1907. However, he is best known as the editor of '' A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature'', a collection of biographical entries on numerous authors and literary figures, originally published in 1910 for J.M. Dent's "

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" series. The bulk of his work was later used by David Clayton Browning to compile the ''Everyman's Dictionary of Literary Biography'' which was released in 1958 and subsequently reprinted during the 1960s and 1970s.

Bibliography

*''Evangeline'' (1907, originally written by

) *''A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature'' (1910)

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