Mabbott was born and raised in New York City.[1] He was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Columbia University, earning his AB (1920), AM (1921), and Ph.D. (1923) in English. After graduating from Columbia, Mabbott taught English literature and composition at Northwestern University. In 1928, he left Northwestern to teach at Brown. He was there for one year before accepting a position at Hunter College in New York City.[2] Mabbott remained at Hunter as a professor of English and research scholar until 1966. His final two years were spent as a visiting professor at St. John's University.[3]
He may be best remembered as an expert on Edgar Allan Poe, whose works he was in the process of compiling when he died on May 15, 1968, at the age of 69.[4] During his studies, he identified some poetry of Poe originally published anonymously as well as never published manuscripts. His wife took over the project after his death and saw it through to completion.
In 1967, during research for The Complete Works of Poe, Mabbott discovered a lost Walt Whitman poem titled "No Turning Back", one of only four he is known to have written in 1842.[3]
^"1897". Eagles Byte Historical Research. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
^"Poe Authority To Speak Here". The Central New Jersey Home News. May 3, 1950. p. 26. Retrieved January 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ab"Poe Expert Discovers Walt Whitman Poem". Great Falls Tribune. New York. AP. April 30, 1967. p. 1. Retrieved January 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Poe Authority Dies at Age 69". South Bend Tribune. New York. UPI. May 16, 1968. p. 45. Retrieved January 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
External linksedit
Papers of Thomas Mabbott at the University of Iowa
Memoriam to Mabbott from the E. A. Poe Society of Baltimore
January 01, 1970
thomas, ollive, mabbott, july, 1898, 1968, american, professor, scholar, literature, perhaps, best, known, research, writer, edgar, allan, also, done, studies, john, milton, walt, whitman, thomas, chatterton, edward, coote, pinkney, biography, editmabbott, bor. Thomas Ollive Mabbott July 6 1898 May 15 1968 was an American professor and scholar of literature perhaps best known for his research on writer Edgar Allan Poe He has also done studies on John Milton Walt Whitman Thomas Chatterton and Edward Coote Pinkney Biography editMabbott was born and raised in New York City 1 He was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Columbia University earning his AB 1920 AM 1921 and Ph D 1923 in English After graduating from Columbia Mabbott taught English literature and composition at Northwestern University In 1928 he left Northwestern to teach at Brown He was there for one year before accepting a position at Hunter College in New York City 2 Mabbott remained at Hunter as a professor of English and research scholar until 1966 His final two years were spent as a visiting professor at St John s University 3 He may be best remembered as an expert on Edgar Allan Poe whose works he was in the process of compiling when he died on May 15 1968 at the age of 69 4 During his studies he identified some poetry of Poe originally published anonymously as well as never published manuscripts His wife took over the project after his death and saw it through to completion In 1967 during research for The Complete Works of Poe Mabbott discovered a lost Walt Whitman poem titled No Turning Back one of only four he is known to have written in 1842 3 Mabbott also appreciated the horror writing of H P Lovecraft One of his essays on Lovecraft can be found in Lovecraft Remembered References edit 1897 Eagles Byte Historical Research Retrieved January 11 2020 Poe Authority To Speak Here The Central New Jersey Home News May 3 1950 p 26 Retrieved January 11 2020 via Newspapers com a b Poe Expert Discovers Walt Whitman Poem Great Falls Tribune New York AP April 30 1967 p 1 Retrieved January 11 2020 via Newspapers com Poe Authority Dies at Age 69 South Bend Tribune New York UPI May 16 1968 p 45 Retrieved January 11 2020 via Newspapers com External links editPapers of Thomas Mabbott at the University of Iowa Memoriam to Mabbott from the E A Poe Society of Baltimore Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Ollive Mabbott amp oldid 935320134, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
