Dudley Fitts

Dudley Fitts (April 28 1903-July 10 1968) was an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

  teacher, critic

Critic

The word critic comes from the Greek , "able to discern", which in turn derives from the word , meaning a person who offers reasoned judgment or analysis, value judgment, interpretation, or observation...

, poet

Poet

A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...

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Dudley Fitts (April 28 1903-July 10 1968) was an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

  teacher, critic

Critic

The word critic comes from the Greek , "able to discern", which in turn derives from the word , meaning a person who offers reasoned judgment or analysis, value judgment, interpretation, or observation...

, poet

Poet

A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...

, and
translator. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and attended Harvard University

Harvard University

Harvard University is a private university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1636 by the colonial Massachusetts legislature, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and currently comprises ten separate academic units...

 where he edited the Harvard Advocate. He taught for many years at Phillips Academy

Phillips Academy

Phillips Academy is a co-educational independent boarding high school for boarding and day students in grades 9-12...

 at Andover. While a teacher, he translated parts of the Oedipus Cycle with Robert Fitzgerald

Robert Fitzgerald

Robert Stuart Fitzgerald was a poet, critic and translator whose renderings of the Greek classics "became standard works for a generation of scholars and students." He was best known as a translator of ancient Greek and Latin...

. Their translations were praised for their clarity and poetic quality.

He died in Lawrence, Massachusetts

Lawrence, Massachusetts

Lawrence is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States on the Merrimack River. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 72,043. Surrounding communities include Methuen to the north, Andover to the southwest, and North Andover to the southeast. It and Salem are the county...

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