Eleanor Duckett, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eleanor Duckett

British philologist and historian

Date of Birth: 07-Nov-1880

Place of Birth: Bridgwater, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 23-Nov-1976

Profession: university teacher, classical scholar, classical philologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Eleanor Shipley Duckett (7 November 1880, Bridgwater, Somerset, England – 23 November 1976) was an English-born philologist and medieval historian who spent most of her career in the United States.
For thirty years, she taught at Smith College (Northampton, Massachusetts).
Duckett published a number of books with University of Michigan Press, mainly on European history, religious history, and saints, and was a reviewer for The New York Times Book Review.
Initially, Duckett was known for writing accessible historical books on the Middle Ages; later, she acquired a reputation as an authority on early medieval saints.
A devout Episcopalian, Duckett was the lifelong companion of novelist Mary Ellen Chase.