e/Frederick S. Boas

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has gloss	eng: Frederick Samuel Boas (1862-1957) was an English scholar of early modern drama. He was born 24 July 1862, the eldest son of Hermann Boas of Belfast. He attended Clifton College as a scholar and went up to Balliol College, Oxford, in 1881. During his time at Balliol his tutor was (later Professor) David George Ritchie. He held college Open and Jenkyns Scholarships and took a First in Classical Moderations in 1882, followed by a 1st in Literae Humaniores in 1885 and a 1st in Modern History and BA in 1886, which last he converted to MA in 1888. His subsequent career was: Lecturer 1887-1901; Professor of English Literature, Queen's College, Belfast, and Fellow of the Royal University of Ireland 1901-1905, Librarian 1903-1905; Clark Lecturer, Trinity College, Cambridge, 1904; Inspector of English, London County Council Education Department 1905-1927; First Honorary General Secretary of the 1906-1909 and later President; Honorary LLD, University of St Andrews, 1909; President, Elizabethan Literature Society; Fellow and Professor of the Royal Society of Literature; Visiting Professor of English, Columbia University, 1934; Hon D.
lexicalization	eng: Frederick S. Boas
instance of	c/1862 births