Francis Fergusson

Francis Fergusson
Born
Francis de Liesseline Fergusson

1904
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
DiedDecember 19, 1986 (age 82)
Plainsboro, New Jersey, United States
Education
Occupations
  • University professor
  • literary critic
Spouse
Marion Crowne
(m. 1931; died 1959)
Peggy Kaiser
(m. 1963)
Children2
FatherHarvey Butler Fergusson
AwardsRhodes Scholarship (1923) Guggenheim Fellowship (1963)

Francis de Liesseline Fergusson (1904 – December 19, 1986) was an American professor of comparative literature and literary critic; a theorist of drama and mythology. He was a Rhodes Scholar and a Guggenheim Fellow, best known for his book The Idea of a Theatre: The Art of Drama in Changing Perspective (1949).