Date of birth shown as 14 Mar 1859 in his passport application.
Henry Zecher (http://www.henryzecher.com/) provided the following information:
Son of the Rev. Nathaniel J. and Rachel Chase Burton, he received his A.B. from Trinity College in 1883 and his Ph.D from Johns Hopkins in 1888. Both Trinity and the University of Southern California later made him Doctor of the History of Literature. He served as literary editor of the Hartford Courant for seven years (1890-1897). He was twice head of the English Department at the University of Minnesota: from 1898 until 1902, after which he was served as professorial lecturer on English Literature at the University of Chicago from 1902 until 1906; and from 1906 until 1925, after which he resigned this post to devote his time to lecturing and writing. He served on several Pulitzer Prize committees between 1918 and 1935, serving on the committee on biography, and then as chairman of the committee on fiction; and was for many years a leading voice for both the Drama League of America, serving as president from 1914 to 1915, and the Drama League of New York, of which he was president from 1928-1929. He published several volumes of his essays and poetry, and served on the editorial board of the Book League of American from 1930 until his death, as Professor of Literature at Rollins College from 1933 until his death, and as editor of the department of literature for the screen for Warner Brothers Pictures from 1935. In 1931, having divorced his first wife, he married the famous poet Ruth Guthrie Harding. Among his most intimate friends were author and editor Charles Dudley Warner and actor/playwright William Gillette.
Richard Burton was a leading editor, teacher, critic, essayist, and poet in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was born and raised in Hartford, Connecticut, the son of the Rev. Nathaniel J. and Rachel Chase Burton. He received an A.B. from Trinity College in 1883, a Ph.D from Johns Hopkins in 1888, and later was made Doctor of the History of History of Literature from both Trinity and the University of Southern California. He taught English at Johns Hopkins in 1888, served as editor of The Churchman in New York from 1888-89, and then served as literary editor of the Hartford Courant newspaper from 1890-97, and then spent four years as head of the English Department at the University of Minnesota. He served from 1902-06 as lecturer on English literature at the University of Chicago, and then returned as head of the English Department at the University of Minnesota from 1906 until his retirement in 1925 to devote himself to independent lecturing and writing. A member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, he was also on several Pulitzer Prize committee from 1918 until 1935, served as chairman of the committee on fiction from 1924-29, and was then on the committee on biography from 1929-33. He was, for many years, among the leading spirits of the Drama League of America, serving as president in 1914-15. He was also a member of the Drama League of New York, serving as president from 1928-29, and became famous for his lectures on current plays at Columbia University. He served – until his death in 1940 – on the editorial board of the Book League of America from 1930, as professor of literature at Rollins College from 1933, and as editor of the department of literature for the screen for Warner Brothers Pictures from 1935. He published a volume of his father's sermons, Yale lectures, and miscellanies, as well as 20 books of his own, including seven books of poetry: Dumb in June, Memorial Day, Lyrics of Brotherhood, Message and Melody, From the Book of Life, Poems of Earth's Meaning, and The Carpenter Lad. From boyhood, he was a close and intimate life-long friend of William Gillette, among the premier actors and playwrights of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with whom Burton worked to form the Voltaire Association in 1933. Among his neighbors and friends growing up in Nook Farm in Hartford were Harriet Beecher Stowe, Charles Dudley Warner, Isabella Hooker, and Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain). He married Agnes R. Parkhurst of Providence in 1889 and, after their divorce, married the famous poet Ruth Guthrie Harding in 1931.
Henry Zecher (http://www.henryzecher.com/) provided the following information:
Son of the Rev. Nathaniel J. and Rachel Chase Burton, he received his A.B. from Trinity College in 1883 and his Ph.D from Johns Hopkins in 1888. Both Trinity and the University of Southern California later made him Doctor of the History of Literature. He served as literary editor of the Hartford Courant for seven years (1890-1897). He was twice head of the English Department at the University of Minnesota: from 1898 until 1902, after which he was served as professorial lecturer on English Literature at the University of Chicago from 1902 until 1906; and from 1906 until 1925, after which he resigned this post to devote his time to lecturing and writing. He served on several Pulitzer Prize committees between 1918 and 1935, serving on the committee on biography, and then as chairman of the committee on fiction; and was for many years a leading voice for both the Drama League of America, serving as president from 1914 to 1915, and the Drama League of New York, of which he was president from 1928-1929. He published several volumes of his essays and poetry, and served on the editorial board of the Book League of American from 1930 until his death, as Professor of Literature at Rollins College from 1933 until his death, and as editor of the department of literature for the screen for Warner Brothers Pictures from 1935. In 1931, having divorced his first wife, he married the famous poet Ruth Guthrie Harding. Among his most intimate friends were author and editor Charles Dudley Warner and actor/playwright William Gillette.
Richard Burton was a leading editor, teacher, critic, essayist, and poet in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was born and raised in Hartford, Connecticut, the son of the Rev. Nathaniel J. and Rachel Chase Burton. He received an A.B. from Trinity College in 1883, a Ph.D from Johns Hopkins in 1888, and later was made Doctor of the History of History of Literature from both Trinity and the University of Southern California. He taught English at Johns Hopkins in 1888, served as editor of The Churchman in New York from 1888-89, and then served as literary editor of the Hartford Courant newspaper from 1890-97, and then spent four years as head of the English Department at the University of Minnesota. He served from 1902-06 as lecturer on English literature at the University of Chicago, and then returned as head of the English Department at the University of Minnesota from 1906 until his retirement in 1925 to devote himself to independent lecturing and writing. A member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, he was also on several Pulitzer Prize committee from 1918 until 1935, served as chairman of the committee on fiction from 1924-29, and was then on the committee on biography from 1929-33. He was, for many years, among the leading spirits of the Drama League of America, serving as president in 1914-15. He was also a member of the Drama League of New York, serving as president from 1928-29, and became famous for his lectures on current plays at Columbia University. He served – until his death in 1940 – on the editorial board of the Book League of America from 1930, as professor of literature at Rollins College from 1933, and as editor of the department of literature for the screen for Warner Brothers Pictures from 1935. He published a volume of his father's sermons, Yale lectures, and miscellanies, as well as 20 books of his own, including seven books of poetry: Dumb in June, Memorial Day, Lyrics of Brotherhood, Message and Melody, From the Book of Life, Poems of Earth's Meaning, and The Carpenter Lad. From boyhood, he was a close and intimate life-long friend of William Gillette, among the premier actors and playwrights of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with whom Burton worked to form the Voltaire Association in 1933. Among his neighbors and friends growing up in Nook Farm in Hartford were Harriet Beecher Stowe, Charles Dudley Warner, Isabella Hooker, and Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain). He married Agnes R. Parkhurst of Providence in 1889 and, after their divorce, married the famous poet Ruth Guthrie Harding in 1931.
Date of birth shown as 14 Mar 1859 in his passport application.
Henry Zecher (http://www.henryzecher.com/) provided the following information:
Son of the Rev. Nathaniel J. and Rachel Chase Burton, he received his A.B. from Trinity College in 1883 and his Ph.D from Johns Hopkins in 1888. Both Trinity and the University of Southern California later made him Doctor of the History of Literature. He served as literary editor of the Hartford Courant for seven years (1890-1897). He was twice head of the English Department at the University of Minnesota: from 1898 until 1902, after which he was served as professorial lecturer on English Literature at the University of Chicago from 1902 until 1906; and from 1906 until 1925, after which he resigned this post to devote his time to lecturing and writing. He served on several Pulitzer Prize committees between 1918 and 1935, serving on the committee on biography, and then as chairman of the committee on fiction; and was for many years a leading voice for both the Drama League of America, serving as president from 1914 to 1915, and the Drama League of New York, of which he was president from 1928-1929. He published several volumes of his essays and poetry, and served on the editorial board of the Book League of American from 1930 until his death, as Professor of Literature at Rollins College from 1933 until his death, and as editor of the department of literature for the screen for Warner Brothers Pictures from 1935. In 1931, having divorced his first wife, he married the famous poet Ruth Guthrie Harding. Among his most intimate friends were author and editor Charles Dudley Warner and actor/playwright William Gillette.
Richard Burton was a leading editor, teacher, critic, essayist, and poet in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was born and raised in Hartford, Connecticut, the son of the Rev. Nathaniel J. and Rachel Chase Burton. He received an A.B. from Trinity College in 1883, a Ph.D from Johns Hopkins in 1888, and later was made Doctor of the History of History of Literature from both Trinity and the University of Southern California. He taught English at Johns Hopkins in 1888, served as editor of The Churchman in New York from 1888-89, and then served as literary editor of the Hartford Courant newspaper from 1890-97, and then spent four years as head of the English Department at the University of Minnesota. He served from 1902-06 as lecturer on English literature at the University of Chicago, and then returned as head of the English Department at the University of Minnesota from 1906 until his retirement in 1925 to devote himself to independent lecturing and writing. A member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, he was also on several Pulitzer Prize committee from 1918 until 1935, served as chairman of the committee on fiction from 1924-29, and was then on the committee on biography from 1929-33. He was, for many years, among the leading spirits of the Drama League of America, serving as president in 1914-15. He was also a member of the Drama League of New York, serving as president from 1928-29, and became famous for his lectures on current plays at Columbia University. He served – until his death in 1940 – on the editorial board of the Book League of America from 1930, as professor of literature at Rollins College from 1933, and as editor of the department of literature for the screen for Warner Brothers Pictures from 1935. He published a volume of his father's sermons, Yale lectures, and miscellanies, as well as 20 books of his own, including seven books of poetry: Dumb in June, Memorial Day, Lyrics of Brotherhood, Message and Melody, From the Book of Life, Poems of Earth's Meaning, and The Carpenter Lad. From boyhood, he was a close and intimate life-long friend of William Gillette, among the premier actors and playwrights of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with whom Burton worked to form the Voltaire Association in 1933. Among his neighbors and friends growing up in Nook Farm in Hartford were Harriet Beecher Stowe, Charles Dudley Warner, Isabella Hooker, and Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain). He married Agnes R. Parkhurst of Providence in 1889 and, after their divorce, married the famous poet Ruth Guthrie Harding in 1931.
Henry Zecher (http://www.henryzecher.com/) provided the following information:
Son of the Rev. Nathaniel J. and Rachel Chase Burton, he received his A.B. from Trinity College in 1883 and his Ph.D from Johns Hopkins in 1888. Both Trinity and the University of Southern California later made him Doctor of the History of Literature. He served as literary editor of the Hartford Courant for seven years (1890-1897). He was twice head of the English Department at the University of Minnesota: from 1898 until 1902, after which he was served as professorial lecturer on English Literature at the University of Chicago from 1902 until 1906; and from 1906 until 1925, after which he resigned this post to devote his time to lecturing and writing. He served on several Pulitzer Prize committees between 1918 and 1935, serving on the committee on biography, and then as chairman of the committee on fiction; and was for many years a leading voice for both the Drama League of America, serving as president from 1914 to 1915, and the Drama League of New York, of which he was president from 1928-1929. He published several volumes of his essays and poetry, and served on the editorial board of the Book League of American from 1930 until his death, as Professor of Literature at Rollins College from 1933 until his death, and as editor of the department of literature for the screen for Warner Brothers Pictures from 1935. In 1931, having divorced his first wife, he married the famous poet Ruth Guthrie Harding. Among his most intimate friends were author and editor Charles Dudley Warner and actor/playwright William Gillette.
Richard Burton was a leading editor, teacher, critic, essayist, and poet in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was born and raised in Hartford, Connecticut, the son of the Rev. Nathaniel J. and Rachel Chase Burton. He received an A.B. from Trinity College in 1883, a Ph.D from Johns Hopkins in 1888, and later was made Doctor of the History of History of Literature from both Trinity and the University of Southern California. He taught English at Johns Hopkins in 1888, served as editor of The Churchman in New York from 1888-89, and then served as literary editor of the Hartford Courant newspaper from 1890-97, and then spent four years as head of the English Department at the University of Minnesota. He served from 1902-06 as lecturer on English literature at the University of Chicago, and then returned as head of the English Department at the University of Minnesota from 1906 until his retirement in 1925 to devote himself to independent lecturing and writing. A member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, he was also on several Pulitzer Prize committee from 1918 until 1935, served as chairman of the committee on fiction from 1924-29, and was then on the committee on biography from 1929-33. He was, for many years, among the leading spirits of the Drama League of America, serving as president in 1914-15. He was also a member of the Drama League of New York, serving as president from 1928-29, and became famous for his lectures on current plays at Columbia University. He served – until his death in 1940 – on the editorial board of the Book League of America from 1930, as professor of literature at Rollins College from 1933, and as editor of the department of literature for the screen for Warner Brothers Pictures from 1935. He published a volume of his father's sermons, Yale lectures, and miscellanies, as well as 20 books of his own, including seven books of poetry: Dumb in June, Memorial Day, Lyrics of Brotherhood, Message and Melody, From the Book of Life, Poems of Earth's Meaning, and The Carpenter Lad. From boyhood, he was a close and intimate life-long friend of William Gillette, among the premier actors and playwrights of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with whom Burton worked to form the Voltaire Association in 1933. Among his neighbors and friends growing up in Nook Farm in Hartford were Harriet Beecher Stowe, Charles Dudley Warner, Isabella Hooker, and Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain). He married Agnes R. Parkhurst of Providence in 1889 and, after their divorce, married the famous poet Ruth Guthrie Harding in 1931.
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