Background
Pratt, Samuel Maxon was born on May 10, 1919 in North Adams, Massachusetts, United States.
English and humanities educator
Pratt, Samuel Maxon was born on May 10, 1919 in North Adams, Massachusetts, United States.
AB, Dartmouth College, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1951.
Teacher Greer School, Hope Farm, New York, 1941—1942, Cornell University, Ithaca, 1946—1952. Professor English and humanities Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, 1952—1984. Retired, 1984
Reader Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey, 1956—1985.
Served with United States Army, 1942-1945, European Theatre of Operations.
Active Episcopal Church. Member of American Association of University Professors, College English Association Ohio (president 1973-1974).
Son of Harry Edward and Ethel Mae (Davis) Pratt. Widowed; 1 child Samuel Henry.