Lewis Freeman Mott
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Lewis Freeman Mott, Ph.D. (1863-November 20, 1941) was an American
English scholar, born in New York and educated at the City College (S.B., 1883) and at Columbia
(Ph.D., 1896). He taught at City College where he became professor in 1897 and from which he retired in 1934. Professor Mott served as president of the Modern Language Association
in 1911. He wrote The System of Courtly Love (1894) and The Provencal Lyric (1901).
His wife, Alice Garrigue Mott (1861-1948), was the younger sister of Tomáš Masaryk
's wife.
United States
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English scholar, born in New York and educated at the City College (S.B., 1883) and at Columbia
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
(Ph.D., 1896). He taught at City College where he became professor in 1897 and from which he retired in 1934. Professor Mott served as president of the Modern Language Association
Modern Language Association
The Modern Language Association of America is the principal professional association in the United States for scholars of language and literature...
in 1911. He wrote The System of Courtly Love (1894) and The Provencal Lyric (1901).
His wife, Alice Garrigue Mott (1861-1948), was the younger sister of Tomáš Masaryk
Tomáš Masaryk
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk , sometimes called Thomas Masaryk in English, was an Austro-Hungarian and Czechoslovak politician, sociologist and philosopher, who as an eager advocate of Czechoslovak independence during World War I became the founder and first President of Czechoslovakia, also was...
's wife.