Francis James Child, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francis James Child, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francis James Child

American folklorist

Date of Birth: 01-Feb-1825

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 11-Sep-1896

Profession: university teacher, philologist, musicologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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About Francis James Child

Francis James Child (February 1, 1825 – September 11, 1896) was an American scholar, educator, and folklorist, best known today for his collection of English and Scottish ballads now known as the Child Ballads.
Child was Boylston professor of rhetoric and oratory at Harvard University, where he produced influential editions of English poetry.
In 1876 he was named Harvard's first Professor of English, a position which allowed him to focus on academic research.
It was during this time that he began work on the Child Ballads. The Child Ballads were published in five volumes between 1882 and 1898.
While Child was primarily a literary scholar with little interest in the music of the ballads, his work became a major contribution to the study of English-language folk music.

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