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Archibald Henderson (July 17, 1877 – December 6, 1963) was an American professor of mathematics who wrote on a variety of subjects, including drama and history. He is well known for his friendship with
In 1903 in Chicago Henderson saw the first performance in the United States of Bernard Shaw's play '' You Never Can Tell''. Henderson became so enthusiastic about the playwright and his personality that he determined to write Shaw's biography. After some communication between Shaw and Henderson, Henderson arrived in London in 1907 on the very same train carrying
"Archibald Henderson"
''Dictionary of North Carolina Biography'', edited by William S. Powell. University of North Carolina Press, 1979–1996.
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 188 ...
.
Early life
He was born atSalisbury, North Carolina
Salisbury ( ) is a city in the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont region of North Carolina, United States; it has been the county seat of Rowan County, North Carolina, Rowan County since 1753 when its territory extended to the Mississippi River. ...
, was educated at the University of North Carolina
The University of North Carolina is the Public university, public university system for the state of North Carolina. Overseeing the state's 16 public universities and the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, it is commonly referre ...
(A.B., 1898; Ph.D., 1902), where he was a member of Sigma Nu
Sigma Nu () is an undergraduate Fraternities and sororities in North America, college fraternity founded at the Virginia Military Institute in 1869. Since its founding, Sigma Nu has chartered more than 279 chapters across the United States and Ca ...
fraternity, and studied more at Chicago, Cambridge, and Berlin universities, and at the Sorbonne (Paris
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). After 1899 he taught at the University of North Carolina, becoming professor of pure mathematics
Pure mathematics is the study of mathematical concepts independently of any application outside mathematics. These concepts may originate in real-world concerns, and the results obtained may later turn out to be useful for practical applications ...
in 1908.
Bernard Shaw
In 1903 in Chicago Henderson saw the first performance in the United States of Bernard Shaw's play '' You Never Can Tell''. Henderson became so enthusiastic about the playwright and his personality that he determined to write Shaw's biography. After some communication between Shaw and Henderson, Henderson arrived in London in 1907 on the very same train carrying Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," with William Fau ...
who was en route to Oxford to receive an honorary degree. Having established his relation with Shaw, Henderson went on to write three different versions of Shaw's biography covering Shaw's entire career up to the playwright's death in 1950, including several other miscellaneous works about Shaw. The Libraries at the University of North Carolina hold about 380 of Henderson's own writings on various topics, including an invaluable collection of 75 scrap books devoted to articles about Shaw.
Works
His publications include: * ''Lines on the Cubic Surface'' (1911) * ''Interpreters of Life and the Modern Spirit'' (1911) * ''Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," with William Fau ...
'' (1911)
* ''George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 188 ...
: His Life and Works'' (1911)
* ''George Bernard Shaw: Playboy and Prophet'' (1932)
* ''George Bernard Shaw: Man of the Century'' (1956)
* ''George Bernard Shaw: Table Talk of G.B.S.'' (1926)
* ''George Bernard Shaw: Is Bernard Shaw a Dramatist?'' (1929)
* ''Forerunners of the Republic'' (1913)
* ''The Life and Times of Richard Henderson'' (1913)
* ''European Dramatists'' (1913)
* ''The Changing Drama'' (1914)
References
"Archibald Henderson"
''Dictionary of North Carolina Biography'', edited by William S. Powell. University of North Carolina Press, 1979–1996.
External links
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