John Donald Wade
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John Donald Wade was an American
biographer, author, essayist, and teacher.
. His father was a country doctor. Wade was descended from the first Governor of Georgia.
Wade received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Georgia
in 1914 and a Master's degree from Harvard University
in 1915. He completed his Doctorate at Columbia University
in 1924. He served in World War I
and served as a teacher at the University of Georgia between 1919 and 1926 where he was a key founder of the graduate program in American literature
.
He developed an interest in biography and published Augustus Baldwin Longstreet: A Study in the Development of Culture in the South in 1925 and published a biography of Methodist Church leader John Wesley
in 1930. His research for his Wesley biography was financed by a Guggenheim grant
and took him to England
to gather information. Wade researched and wrote 116 biographical sketches for the Dictionary of American Biography and served as an assistant editor for that work in 1927 and 1928.
By 1930 Wade was teaching at Vanderbilt University
as a member of the English faculty and became involved with the Southern Agrarians
. Wade is probably best remembered for his contribution to the Agrarian
manifesto I'll Take My Stand, which was published that year.
In the 1930s and 1940s Wade wrote critical essays on Southern culture and biographical sketches of Southern literary and political figures. He also continued to support his agrarian
ideals in his writing.
In 1941 he co-edited Masterworks of World Literature. In 1950 he retired from active teaching but continued to work as editor of The Georgia Review and was active in his local community.
John Donald Wade died on October 9, 1963 in Marshallville
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
biographer, author, essayist, and teacher.
Biography
Wade was born in Marshallville, GeorgiaMarshallville, Georgia
Marshallville is a city in Macon County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,335 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Marshallville is located at ....
. His father was a country doctor. Wade was descended from the first Governor of Georgia.
Wade received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
in 1914 and a Master's degree from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1915. He completed his Doctorate 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...
in 1924. He served in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and served as a teacher at the University of Georgia between 1919 and 1926 where he was a key founder of the graduate program in American literature
American literature
American literature is the written or literary work produced in the area of the United States and its preceding colonies. For more specific discussions of poetry and theater, see Poetry of the United States and Theater in the United States. During its early history, America was a series of British...
.
He developed an interest in biography and published Augustus Baldwin Longstreet: A Study in the Development of Culture in the South in 1925 and published a biography of Methodist Church leader John Wesley
John Wesley
John Wesley was a Church of England cleric and Christian theologian. Wesley is largely credited, along with his brother Charles Wesley, as founding the Methodist movement which began when he took to open-air preaching in a similar manner to George Whitefield...
in 1930. His research for his Wesley biography was financed by a Guggenheim grant
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation was founded in 1925 by Mr. and Mrs. Simon Guggenheim in memory of their son, who died April 26, 1922...
and took him to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
to gather information. Wade researched and wrote 116 biographical sketches for the Dictionary of American Biography and served as an assistant editor for that work in 1927 and 1928.
By 1930 Wade was teaching at Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the...
as a member of the English faculty and became involved with the Southern Agrarians
Southern Agrarians
The Southern Agrarians were a group of twelve American writers, poets, essayists, and novelists, all with roots in the Southern United States, who joined together to write a pro-Southern agrarian manifesto, a...
. Wade is probably best remembered for his contribution to the Agrarian
Agrarianism
Agrarianism has two common meanings. The first meaning refers to a social philosophy or political philosophy which values rural society as superior to urban society, the independent farmer as superior to the paid worker, and sees farming as a way of life that can shape the ideal social values...
manifesto I'll Take My Stand, which was published that year.
In the 1930s and 1940s Wade wrote critical essays on Southern culture and biographical sketches of Southern literary and political figures. He also continued to support his agrarian
Agrarianism
Agrarianism has two common meanings. The first meaning refers to a social philosophy or political philosophy which values rural society as superior to urban society, the independent farmer as superior to the paid worker, and sees farming as a way of life that can shape the ideal social values...
ideals in his writing.
In 1941 he co-edited Masterworks of World Literature. In 1950 he retired from active teaching but continued to work as editor of The Georgia Review and was active in his local community.
John Donald Wade died on October 9, 1963 in Marshallville
Marshallville, Georgia
Marshallville is a city in Macon County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,335 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Marshallville is located at ....
.
External links
- John Donald Wade at New Georgia Encyclopedia