John DeLancey Ferguson explained

John DeLancey Ferguson
Death Date:	August 13, 1966 (aged 78)
Birth Place:	Scottsville, New York
Birth Date:	November 13, 1888

John DeLancey Ferguson (November 13, 1888 – August 13, 1966) was a writer and academic.

Early life

Ferguson was born at Scottsville, New York in 1888.

Academic career

Ferguson attended Rutgers University, where he achieved a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1911 and Master of Arts in 1912.^[1] He then received his PhD from Columbia University.^[2]

He began his teaching career at Heidelberg College in 1914. He also taught at Ohio Wesleyan University, Case Western Reserve University and Brooklyn College.^[3] Ferguson was a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, a member of the Modern Language Association, and was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship.

Robert Burns

Ferguson is considered to be one of the foremost scholars of the life and work of Robert Burns.^{[4] [5]} He was appointed as an honorary member of the Irvine Burns Club in 1962.

Death

Ferguson died in 1966 in Connecticut after living with Parkinson's disease.

Publications

• The Relations of the State to Religion in New York and New Jersey during the Colonial Period. New Brunswick: Rutgers College, 1912.
• American literature in Spain. New York: Columbia University Press, 1916.^[6]
• Selected Poems of Robert Burns. New York: Macmillan, 1926.
• The Letters of Robert Burns. Vol. 1. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1931^[7]
• Some aspects of the Burns legend (1932)
• Men and Moments: A Book of Living Narratives. New York: Knight, 1938
• Theme and Variation in the Short Story. New York: The Cordon Company, 1938
• Pride and passion: Robert Burns, 1759-1796. New York: Oxford University Press, 1939^[8]
• with Robert Tyson Fitzhugh, Robert Burns, His Associates and Contemporaries. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1943.
• Mark Twain, man and legend (1943)^{[9] [10]}
• The Merry Muses of Caledonia. with James Barke and Sydney Goodsir Smith. New York: Putnam, 1959.
• The Poems of Robert Burns. Glasgow: The University Press, 1965

Notes and References

1. Web site: John Simon Guggenheim Foundation DeLancey Ferguson. en-US. 2020-04-27.
2. Web site: John DeLancey Ferguson (1888-1966): An Appreciation By Corey Andrews. www.electricscotland.com. 2020-04-27.
3. Web site: Hon. mem. 1956-62. irvineburnsclub.org. 2020-04-27.
4. News: Barke. James. Robert Burns: The 150th Anniversary of his Death. 20 July 1946. The Scotsman.
5. Thornton. Robert D. 1967. Professor John DeLancey Ferguson. Burns Chronicle.
6. Book: Ferguson, J. De Lancey. American literature in Spain.. 1966. AMS Press. New York. en. 354490.
7. Book: Burns. Robert. The letters of Robert Burns. Ferguson. J. De Lancey. 1931. Clarendon Press. Oxford. en. 263564.
8. Book: Ferguson, J. De Lancey. Pride and passion: Robert Burns, 1759-1796. 1964. Russell & Russell. New York. en. 1088803.
9. Book: Ferguson, J. De Lancey. Mark Twain, man and legend. 1966. Russell & Russell. 978-0-8462-0744-3. New York. en. 1486482.
10. Book: Ferguson, John DeLancey. Mark Twain: Man and Legend. 1971. Russell & Russell. en.