Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Leggett, Glenn H.
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Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Glenn Leggett
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Description area
Dates of existence
1918-2003
History
Leggett was a retired president of Grinnell College and former professor of English. He received his B.A. degree from Middlebury College in Vermont and his master’s and doctoral degrees from the Ohio State University. Before assuming the presidency at Grinnell, he taught English at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ohio State University, and the University of Washington where he moved into administrative work.
Mr. Leggett was a noted author in the field of English literature and writing; his publications include Handbook for Writers and Theme and Form. After his retirement he delighted family, friends, and colleagues with occasional letters and essays that he had bound and given as gifts.