Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana | |
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| Born | January 26, 1881 Boston, Massachusetts, US |
| Died | April 26, 1950 (aged 69) |
| Burial place | Mount Auburn Cemetery |
| Other names | Harry Dana |
| Education | Harvard University (AB, AM, PhD) |
| Occupations | Academic, activist |
| Organization | Longfellow House |
| Father | Richard Henry Dana III |
| Relatives | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (maternal grandfather) Richard Henry Dana Jr. (paternal grandfather) |
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana (January 26, 1881 – April 26, 1950) was an American academic, activist, caretaker of the historic Longfellow House, and grandson of writers Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Richard Henry Dana Jr. He was a professor of literature, scholar of Soviet drama, socialist, and pacifist. Columbia University fired him in 1917 for opposing US participation in World War I. He was more or less openly gay, a fact that is generally accepted among historians and biographers.