- Jack H. Adamson
Jack Hale Adamson (1918-1975) was a literary scholar,
biographer ,teacher , anduniversity administrator . The son of Scottish emigrants, Jack was born in 1918 in the small town ofCarey, Idaho . Born and raised in theMormon Church (known officially as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints), he served a church mission toEdinburgh, Scotland in 1938-39. He later served in the Army Air Force inWorld War II and theU.S. Air Force in theKorean War . He received a PhD in English literature fromHarvard University in 1956, specializing in the poetry and political philosophy ofJohn Milton . He then accepted an appointment as professor of English at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. From 1960 through 1965, he served in administrative posts atUtah , including English Dept. Chair, Dean of Letters and Science, and Academic Vice President. In 1965, he returned to full-time teaching and research. Along with co-author Harold F. Folland, he wrote "The Shepherd of the Ocean", a biography ofSir Walter Raleigh , which was published simultaneously in the United States and Great Britain. The book was named a "Notable Book of 1969" by theNew York Times . In 1974, Adamson and Folland published a biography ofSir Henry Vane the Younger , early governor ofMassachusetts and central figure in theEnglish Revolution . The book received nomination for theNational Book Award .
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