Background
Weygandt, Cornelius was born on December 13, 1871 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Cornelius N. and Lucy E. (Thomas) Weygandt.
Weygandt, Cornelius was born on December 13, 1871 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Cornelius N. and Lucy E. (Thomas) Weygandt.
Student Germantown Academy, 1882-1887. Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Pennsylvania, 1891, Doctor of Philosophy, 1901, Doctor of Letters, 1931. Doctor of Letters, Franklin and Marshall, 1930.
Doctor of Laws, Susquehanna University, 1933.
Engaged in newspaper work with Philadelphia Record and Philadelphia Evening Telegraph, 1892-1897, instructor English, University of Pennsylvania, 1897-1904, assistant professor, 1904-1907, professor, 1907-1942, emeritus professor, since 1942.
Member Modern Language Association American, American Ornithologists’ Union, Delaware Valley Ornithological.
Married Sara Matlack Roberts, June 19, 1900. Children: Cornelius North., Ann Matlack.