Friday, July 12, 1929 



Professor Hurlbut was born In Sliel- 

 burne, Vt., on Feb. 10, 1865. Ho was 

 the son of Hiram Fuller and ,Roxcy Jane 

 (Saltorley) Hurlbut. H© reoeived bis A. B. 

 degree cum laud© at Har\'ard In 1SS7 nnd 

 his A. M. the following year. He workod in 

 the Graduate School of Arts and Hei- 

 ences until 1890 at which time he took 

 over the duties of Instructor in Eng- 

 lish, receiving an assistant professorship 

 in 1901 and a full professorship in 1906. 

 Prom 1895 to 1902 he was recording- sec- 

 retary of the University. He acted as 

 dean of ITai-vard Colleg-e from 1901 until 

 1916 succeeding L« Baron R. Briggs. Since 

 that time he had been conductlngr EnRliah 

 courses In the college. 



This year Professor Hurlbut was giv- 

 ing two courses, English 31 and English 

 7, the former a course In advanced Eng- 

 lish composition, and the latter on early 

 eighteenth century English authors. H» 

 had been granted sabbatical leave for the' 

 second half of the current year. 



Professor Hurlbut's home was at 90 

 Brattle street, Cambridge. He is .sur- 

 vived by his wife, who was Eda A. Wool- 

 son, daughter of the late James A. Wool- 

 son, a well-known philanthropist. The' 

 wedding took place July 13, 1904, at the 

 summer home of Miss Woolson's brother- 

 in-law a.t Bevprly iiiid 'Profe.saor and Mrs. 

 Hurlbut left immediately for a trip to 

 Holland and ISngland. There is also a 

 son, Robert Satterlee Hurlbut, living at 

 I home. Two f-lilUlrcn deceased, were 

 David Huntinpton Hurlbut and Jarae.'? 

 I Woolson Hurlbut. Professor Hurlbut's 



1 father also is living- 



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