Caroline Spurgeon

Caroline Spurgeon
Born
Caroline Frances Eleanor Spurgeon

(1869-10-24)24 October 1869
Died24 October 1942(1942-10-24) (aged 73)
NationalityBritish
EducationCheltenham Ladies' College
King's College London
University College London
Occupation(s)literary critic, professor
Employer(s)University of London
Bedford College, London
Known forExpert on William Shakespeare and Geoffrey Chaucer
Notable workShakespeare's Imagery and What it Tells Us

Caroline Frances Eleanor Spurgeon (24 October 1869, India – 24 October 1942, Tucson, Arizona) was an English literary critic. In 1913, she was appointed Hildred Carlisle Professor of English at the University of London and became head of the Department of English at Bedford College, London. She was the first woman to be awarded a chair at the University of London, and only the third in Britain (after Edith Morley and Millicent Mackenzie). She co-founded the International Federation of University Women with Virginia Gildersleeve.


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