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William James Rolfe
19th/20th-century American educator and Shakespearean scholar
William James Rolfe | |
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| Born | ()December 10, Newburyport, Massachusetts |
| Died | July 7, () (aged&#;82) Tisbury, Massachusetts |
| Occupation(s) | Educator, scholar |
| Spouse | Eliza Jane Carew &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
| Children | |
William James Rolfe, Litt.D.
(December 10, – July 7, ) was an American educator and Shakespearean scholar.[1]
Early life and education
Rolfe was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts on December 10, , son of John Rolfe, of a family "settled early in Newbury members of which were noted in the history of the state at Haverhill and elsewhere", and Lydia Davis, née Moulton.[1][2] He attended Amherst College from through , but left without graduating after three years due to financial hardship.
Amherst, though, nonetheless later awarded him an honorary degree.
Career
Between and , he served as headmaster of high sc William Shakespeare - Wikiwand FUZA