Henry Augustin Beers

Henry Augustin Beers (1847–1926) was an author, literary historian, poet, and professor at Yale University.

Beers, Henry Augustin
Born(1847-07-02)July 2, 1847
Buffalo, New York, United States
Died(1926-09-07)September 7, 1926
New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Beers practiced law and worked as tutor before joining the Yale Department of English in 1875, where he produced numerous works, including scholarly studies of literature, volumes of poetry, and biographies. He is probably best known for his works on the historical development of literature.

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