Background
Johnson, Charles Frederick was born on May 8, 1836 in New York, New York, United States. Son of Charles F. and Sarah Dwight (Woolsey) Johnson.
Johnson, Charles Frederick was born on May 8, 1836 in New York, New York, United States. Son of Charles F. and Sarah Dwight (Woolsey) Johnson.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1855, A.M., 1885, Doctor of Letters, 1898. Doctor of Laws, Trinity, 1909.
Ellen Wadsworth Terry, December 27, 1883 (died 1896). Studied law but did not practice, assistant professor mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1865-1870. Professor of English literature, Trinity College, Connecticut, 1883-1907.
Emeritus professor under Carnegie Foundation, 1909. Author: English Words (text-book), 1897. Three Englishmen and Three Americans, 1890.
Elements of Literary Criticism, 1898. What Can I Do for Brady?, and Other Verses, 1897. Outline History of English and American Literature, 1900.
Forms of English Poetry, 1904. Shakespeare and His Critics, 1909. Engaged in newspaper work, since 1909.
Address: Hartford, Conn.
Married Elizabeth J. McAlpine, January 4, 1872 (died 1882).