Kenneth Grant Tremayne Webster (1871–1942) was a Canadian-born American literary scholar.
Occupation
literary critic
Citizenship
Canada
Born
1871, June 10, 1871
Died
1942, October 31, 1942
Overview
Kenneth Grant Tremayne Webster (1871–1942) was a Canadian-born American literary scholar.
Biography
Kenneth G. T. Webster was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia on June 10, 1871, and was educated at Dalhousie University, graduating in 1892. He then took another undergraduate degree at Harvard University, followed by a master's and doctorate there, after which he was immediately offered a faculty position at the institution. Influenced by Archibald MacMechan he became a medievalist and Arthurian scholar, with an interest in castles.
He married Edith Forbes on August 15, 1903, and they had two children.
