Henry Augustin Beers
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BornJuly 2, 1847
Buffalo, New York, United States
DiedSeptember 7, 1926
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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| Born | July 2, 1847 Buffalo, New York, United States |
| Died | September 7, 1926 New Haven, Connecticut, United States |
Henry Augustin Beers (1847–1926) was an author, literary historian, poet, and professor at Yale University.
Beers practiced law and worked as tutor before joining the Yale Department of English in 1875, where he produced numerous works, including scholarly studies of literature, volumes of poetry, and biographies.[1] He is probably best known for his works on the historical development of literature.
