Davis, Herbert J.

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(1893-1976)
BA, St John’s College, Oxford (1914)

MA, Wells Theological College (1919)

English, University College 1922-1937
University of Chicago 1937-1938
Cornell University 1938-1940
President, Smith College 1940-1951
Oxford, Reader in Bibliography and Textual Criticism


In 1935-36, Herbert was chairman of the Combined Department of English alongside Lebel, E.C., a full-time professor who was appointed secretary.


Harris, Robin S. English Studies at Toronto A History. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1988.