Background
BLACK, Ebenezer Charlton was born on June 18, 1861 in United Presbyterian Manse, Liddesdale, Scotland. Youngest son of Reverend John Black and Mary Beattie.
BLACK, Ebenezer Charlton was born on June 18, 1861 in United Presbyterian Manse, Liddesdale, Scotland. Youngest son of Reverend John Black and Mary Beattie.
Studied at Edinburgh University. Medallist in Rhetoric and English Literature.
Lecturer on English Literature, Harvard University, 1891- 1893. Principal of Language and Literature Dejjartment, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, 1893-1900. Doctor of Laws, Glasgow University, 1902.
Honourable Member Phi Beta Kappa Society, 1905.
Authority and lecturer on educational and literary subjects. Professor of English Literature, Boston University, United States of America, since 1900.
Club: Twentieth Century, Boston.
Spouse 1893, Agnes Knox.