Aaron Marshall Elliott (January 24, 1844 – November 9, 1910) was an American novelist and professor at

Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins is the oldest research university in the United States and in the western hemisphere. It consiste ...

. He is considered the founder of the Modern Language Association.

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1844 births 1910 deaths People from Baltimore Johns Hopkins University faculty Presidents of the Modern Language Association {{US-novelist-1840s-stub