Frederick Henry Sykes
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Frederick Henry Sykes was an American
college president, born at Queensville, Ontario
, in Canada
. He graduated from the University of Toronto
in 1885, studied at Johns Hopkins University
(1891–95), and afterwards held various teaching positions. From 1903-10 he was professor of English literature and director of extension teaching at Columbia University
, then professor of English at Teachers College
, Columbia (1910–13). He became the first president of the Connecticut College for Women
(1913–17). His publications include:
United States
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college president, born at Queensville, Ontario
Queensville, Ontario
Queensville is a village within the Town of East Gwillimbury, Ontario, Canada.Among the private homes, the village proper contains the Queensville Cemetery, a post office, a United Church of Canada, and a complex containing a fire hall, a community centre, a public park with softball diamond,...
, in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He graduated from the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
in 1885, studied at Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
(1891–95), and afterwards held various teaching positions. From 1903-10 he was professor of English literature and director of extension teaching at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, then professor of English at Teachers College
Teachers College, Columbia University
Teachers College, Columbia University is a graduate school of education located in New York City, New York...
, Columbia (1910–13). He became the first president of the Connecticut College for Women
Connecticut College
Connecticut College is a private liberal arts college located in New London, Connecticut.The college was founded in 1911, as Connecticut College for Women, in response to Wesleyan University closing its doors to women...
(1913–17). His publications include:
- French Elements in Middle English (1899)
- Syllabus of Lectures on Shakespeare (1903)
- Lectures on the History of English Literature in the Nineteenth Century (1904)
- He wrote several books on English composition, edited various English texts, and was general editor of Scribner'sCharles Scribner's SonsCharles Scribner's Sons, or simply Scribner, is an American publisher based in New York City, known for publishing a number of American authors including Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Kurt Vonnegut, Stephen King, Robert A. Heinlein, Thomas Wolfe, George Santayana, John Clellon...
"English Classics Series."