Background
Krapp, George Philip was born on September 1, 1872 in Cincinnati. Son of Martin and Louisa (Adams) Krapp.
Krapp, George Philip was born on September 1, 1872 in Cincinnati. Son of Martin and Louisa (Adams) Krapp.
Bachelor of Arts, Wittenberg College, 1894, A.M., 1897. Doctor of Philisophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1899.
Instructor English, Horace Mann School, New York, 1897-1898, Teachers College and Columbia University, 1897-1907. Adjunct Professor of English, Columbia, 1907-1908. Professor of English, University of Cincinnati, 1908-1910.
Professor of English, Columbia, July since 1910. Author: The Elements of English Grammar, 1908. Modern English—Its Growth and Present Use, 1909.
In Oldest England, 1912. The Rise of English Literary Prose, 1915. Pronunciation of Standard English in America, 1919.
Tales of True Knights, 1921. First Lessons in Speech Improvement, 1922. The Kitchen Porch, 1923.
America, 1924; The English Language in America, 2 vols., 1925. Comprehensive Guide to Good English, 1927. The Knowledge of English, 1927.
Anglo-Saxon Reader, 1929. The Junius Manuscript, 1931.