Background
Matthews, Albert was born on June 26, 1860 in Boston. Son of Nathan and Albertine (Bunker) Matthews.
Matthews, Albert was born on June 26, 1860 in Boston. Son of Nathan and Albertine (Bunker) Matthews.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1882. Unmarried.
Engaged in etymol. and lexicog. studies. Has written various monographs in publications Colonial Society of Massachusetts, American Antiquarian Society, Massachusetts History Society, et cetera Contributor to Dialect Notes, Dial.
Nation. and other critical journals.
Editor Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 1905-1924.
Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American Philosophical Society. Member American Antiquarian Society, American Dialect Society, American History Association, American Folk-Lore Society, American Anthropological Society, Massachusetts, Maine, Virginia, and Wisconsin history societies, Colonial Society of Massachusetts, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Bibliographical Society, American Geography Society.
Clubs: Union (Boston).