James Taft Hatfield

James Taft Hatfield
James Taft Hatfield
	Hatfield in 1902 at the Evanston, Illinois railway station
Born	15 June 1862; Brooklyn, New York
Died	3 October 1945 (aged 83); Cook County, Illinois
Occupations	Philologist; Professor of German studies at Northwestern University;
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James Taft Hatfield (15 June 1862 – 3 October 1945) was an American philologist and professor at Northwestern University where for many years he was the head of the German Department. Although he also published works on comparative linguistics, Sanskrit, church music, and American folklore, he was primarily known for his contributions to German studies, and in particular his studies on the writings of Goethe and Wilhelm Müller and on the influence of German culture in the works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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