Paul Fry (professor)

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Paul H. Fry
BornUnited States
Alma mater University of California, Berkeley
Harvard University
Genre English Literature

Paul Fry is the William Lampson Professor of English at Yale University, a specialist in British Romantic poetry. [1]

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He received his BA from the University of California, Berkeley and his Ph.D. from Harvard University.

Major publications

At Yale, he was master of Ezra Stiles College from 1995 to 2002.

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References

  1. "Paul Fry's Profile at Yale University". Yale University . Retrieved 22 July 2012.