Background
Brown, Irving Henry was born on October 29, 1888 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Charles N. and Nellie M. (Williams) Brown.
Brown, Irving Henry was born on October 29, 1888 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Charles N. and Nellie M. (Williams) Brown.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Wisconsin, 1911, Master of Arts, 1912. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia, 1921.
Began as instructor University of Wisconsin, 1912. Later at University of Cincinnati. Assistant professor Romance languages, Graduate School, Columbia, since 1924.
American correspondent Gypsy Lore Society (England).
Member American Association University professors, Delta Tau Delta. Author: Nights and Days on the Gypsy Trail, 1922.
Leconte de Lisle, 1924. Gypsy Fires in America, 1924.
Deep Song, 1929; Romany Road, 1932.
Translator: Enemies of Women, by Blasco Ibáñez, 1918. Contributor to Forum, Travel, Survey Graphic, Romanic Review, Bookman, Journal of Philosophy, Journal Gypsy Lore Society, The Britannica. Known as an authority on the American Gypsy.
Address: New York, New New York
Member American Association University professors, Delta Tau Delta.
Married Mary Sullivan, of Chicago, June 24, 1916. Children: William Woodberry, Elizabeth Marya.