Francis Millet Rogers
Francis Millet Rogers | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 November 1914 New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | 15 August 1989 (aged 74) Morristown, New Jersey, United States |
| Occupations | Author, Academic |
| Known for | Historical writing |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
Francis Millet Rogers (26 November 1914 – 15 August 1989) was an American scholar of Portuguese and other Romance languages. He is notable for having held the first named professorship of the Portuguese language at any American university.[1]
Life
He was born on 26 November 1914 in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
He married Elsie Rogers and had one daughter with her.[2]
He died on 15 August 1989 in Morristown, New Jersey.[2]
Education
He completd his BA degree from Cornell University in 1936.
He completed his PhD from Harvard University in 1940. His doctoral dissertation was on pronunciation in the Azores and Madeira.
He also received several honorary degrees from several universities in North America and South America.[2]
Career
Military career
He served as a lieutenant colonel in the Marine Corps during the Second World War. He received a Silver Star for his military service. He was also made a chevalier of the French legion of honor for his military service.[2]
Academic career
He served as the Nancy Clark Smith Professor the Language and Literature of Portugal at Harvard University.[1]
He supervised the doctoral dissertations of several students, among whom the most notable was William Brooks Greenlee who was a renowned scholar of Portuguese and Brazilian history.
He retired from his teaching career in 1981.[2]
He became a trustee of St. John's Seminary in Brighton from 1968 to 1973.
Bibliography
He is the author of a number of notable books:[3][4][5]
- Americans of Portuguese descent : a lesson in differentiation
- Precision astrolabe; Portuguese navigators and transoceanic aviation
- Higher education in the United States : a summary view
- Internationalism and the three Portugals
- A literary note concerning tides and ptolemy
- From linguistics to literature : Romance studies
References
- 1 2 A.W (October 1978). "Endowed Portugese[sic] Chair at Harvard". The Americas. 35 (2): 254–254. doi:10.1017/S0003161500044527. ISSN 0003-1615.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Obituary for Francis Millet Rogers (Aged 75)". The Boston Globe. 21 November 1989. p. 79. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ "Search results "Rogers, Francis M. (Francis Millet)"". National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Search results "Rogers, Francis M. (Francis Millet), 1914-1989"". searchworks.stanford.edu.
- ↑ "Francis Millet Rogers". Open Library. Retrieved 8 May 2026.