George Oliver Curme, Sr. (January 14, 1860 – April 29, 1948) was an American grammarian

Grammar

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 and philologist

Philology

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. He is best known for his Grammar of the German Language (1905, revised 1922), and
A Grammar of the English Language (1931).

Curme received most of his education at DePauw University

DePauw University

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 in Greencastle, Indiana

Greencastle, Indiana

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, and the University of Michigan

University of Michigan

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. He also did postgraduate work at the University of Berlin. His principal teaching posts were at Cornell College

Cornell College

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 in Mount Vernon, Iowa

Mount Vernon, Iowa

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 (1886–96), and Northwestern University

Northwestern University

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 in Evanston, Illinois

Evanston, Illinois

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 (1896–1933). After his retirement from Northwestern, Curme taught from 1934 to 1939 at the University of Southern California

University of Southern California

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Curme’s Grammar of the German Language is one of the best works in its field, among the books by non-Germans. His English grammars are classic rather than modernistic; they may be profitably consulted for detailed explanations and analyses.