Background
Hutton, James was born on November 30, 1902 in Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Son of John and Elizabeth (Arthur) Hutton.
Hutton, James was born on November 30, 1902 in Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Son of John and Elizabeth (Arthur) Hutton.
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1924, Master of Arts, 1925, Doctor of Philosophy, 1927.
Instructor Greek and Latin, Columbia, 1926-1927. Instructor classics Cornell Univercity 1927-1929, assistant professor, 1929-1938, professor, 1938-1961, Kappa Alpha professor, 1961-1973, Kappa Alpha professor emeritus, 1973-1980, department chairman, 1946-1952.
Member of committee Renaissance studies American Council Learned Societies, 1944-1950. Guggenheim fellow, 1958-1959. Fellow Society for Humanities (honorary).
Member American Philological Association, Modern Language Association of America, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.