Walter Clyde Curry
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Stanford University
Walter Clyde Curry | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1887 |
| Died | October 2, 1967 (aged 79–80) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Education | Wofford College Stanford University |
| Occupations | Academic, poet |
| Employer | Vanderbilt University |
| Spouse | Kathryn Worth |
| Parent(s) | William Collier Curry Martha Yeargin |
Walter Clyde Curry (1887 - October 2, 1967) was an American academic, medievalist, and poet. He was a member of the Fugitives and the author of four books.
Walter Clyde Curry was born in 1887 in Gray Court, South Carolina.[1][2] He graduated from Wofford College, and he earned a master's degree and PhD from Stanford University.[2]
Career
Curry joined the English department at Vanderbilt University in 1915.[1] A poet, he became a member of the Fugitives under the penname of Marpha in the 1920s.[2] He taught at Peabody College from 1930 to 1941.[1] He was the chair of the English department at Vanderbilt University from 1941 to 1955.[2] On his retirements, his former students, including Cleanth Brooks, published a volume of essays about Curry's scholarship.[3]
Curry was a medievalist, and a member of the Medieval Academy of America.[1] He was also a member of the Modern Language Association.[1]
