Background
Cross, Ethan Allen was born on July 22, 1875 in Campbell Hill, Illinois, United States. Son of Thomas J. and Minnie D. (Carson) Cross.
Cross, Ethan Allen was born on July 22, 1875 in Campbell Hill, Illinois, United States. Son of Thomas J. and Minnie D. (Carson) Cross.
Student Southern Illinois University, 1893-1895. Bachelor of Arts, University of Illinois, 1905. Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1906.
Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia, 1926.
The Doctor of Letters, University of Colorado, 1939. Doctor of Humane Letters, Colorado State College of Education, 1940.
Professor literature and English 1906-1941, dean, 1917-1926, vice president, 1926-1931, head division of literature and languages, 1933-1940, emeritus since 1941, Colorado State College of Education, Greeley. Instructor Air Corps Technology Training Command, Greeley, Colorado, 1942-1943. Professor of English literature, University of Colorado, 1943-1944, Atlanta University, summer 1945.
Member National Council Teachers of English (president, 1939-1940), also Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Mae Miller, June 27, 1899. Children: Carl Allen (deceased), Neal Miller.