| LC control no. | n 81007899 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Berger, Thomas L. (Thomas Leland), 1941-2015 |
| Variant(s) | Berger, Thomas Leland, 1941-2015 Berger, T. L. (Thomas Leland), 1941-2015 Berger, Thomas (Thomas Leland), 1941-2015 Berger, Tom (Thomas Leland), 1941-2015 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Canton (N.Y.) Menlo Park (Calif.) Hanover (N.H.) Durham (N.C.) |
| Birth date | 1941-03-26 |
| Death date | 2015-10-16 |
| Place of birth | Oak Park (Ill.) |
| Place of death | Staunton (Va.) |
| Field of activity | English drama English literature |
| Affiliation | St. Lawrence University Malone Society Mary Baldwin College Duke University Dartmouth College |
| Profession or occupation | College teachers University and college faculty members |
| Found in | His An index of characters in ... 1975. Textual formations and reformations, 1998: CIP t.p. (Thomas L. Berger) data sheet (b. Mar. 26, 1941) Critical old-spelling edition of Thomas Dekker's Blurt, Master Constable (1602), 1979 (by Thomas Leland Berger) Paratexts in English printed drama to 1642, 2014 dust jacket (Thomas L. Berger is Piskor Professor Emeritus of St. Lawrence University and is currently Scholar in Residence at Mary Baldwin College; his research interests are focused on early modern English drama, with a concentration on textual and bibliographical matters, and his publications include Which Shakespeare? (1991), and An Index of Characters in Early Modern English Printed Drama (1999), etc. Legacy (website), viewed Sept. 2, 2021: Thomas Leland Berger (1941-2015) (Thomas Leland Berger, 74, passed away peacefully at home in Staunton, Virginia in the early hours of October 16, 2015. Tom was born on March 26, 1941, to Clara Belle (Bagwell) Berger and Harvey Arthur Berger in Oak Park, Illinois, and spent much of his boyhood in Menlo Park, California. He earned a Bachelor's in English from Dartmouth College in 1963, a Master's in English from Duke University in 1967, and a Doctorate in English from Duke in 1969. Dr. Berger served for many years as U.S. Secretary/Treasurer of the Malone Society, an organization dedicated to "the permanent utility of original texts." In the field of Shakespeare studies, he was a respected writer and editor. In 2014 Cambridge University Press published Paratexts in English Printed Drama to 1642, a two-volume work co-edited with Dr. Sonia Massai. Tom brought Shakespeare's works to life for generations of students at St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York. He retired from St. Lawrence as Piskor Professor of English Emeritus in 2007, concluding a storied thirty-six year tenure.) <https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/newsleader/name/thomas-berger-obituary?pid=176168147> |
| Associated language | eng |
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