Caroline Brown Bourland, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Caroline Brown Bourland

American university teacher (1871-1956)

Date of Birth: 04-Jun-1871

Place of Birth: Peoria, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 28-Feb-1956

Profession: university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Caroline Brown Bourland (June 4th, 1871-February 28, 1956) was an American college professor.
She was born in Peoria, Illinois to her parents, Benjamin P.
and Clara (Parsons) Bourland.
She was educated in France and Germany and attended High School in Peoria.
In 1893, she graduated from Smith College, with a B.A..
Bourland subsequently attended the Sorbonne and Collège de France, Paris, from 1897-98.
A fellow in Romance Languages from Bryn Mawr College, she graduated in 1899; and was a graduate scholar and fellow by courtesy in Romance Languages, from 1900.
In 1901, Bourland was the holder of the Mary E.
Garrett European fellowship and a student in Romance Languages, at Madrid, Spain.
In 1905, she received her Ph.D.
from Bryn Mawr.A teacher in Pueblo, Colorado, from 1893-94.
She was later a teacher of French and German in Mrs.
Starrett's School, Oak Park, Illinois, 1895-96 and at a high school in Peoria, Illinois, from 1896-97.
Bourland was an instructor, from 1902-06, and later an associate professor of Spanish and French from 1906 at Smith College, where she would serve until her death.
Bourland was instrumental in the progression of the Spanish department at Smith into its own department.