King William-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....CROSS, Tom,Peete December 25, 1951
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donated obit, newspaper unknown, dateline Dec, 25, 1951
DR. TOM PEETE CROSS

DR. T.P. CROSS AGED 72, DIES AT AYLETT

HE WAS AN AUTHORITY ON MEDIEVAL IRISH LORE

   Aylett, Va., Dec. 25 - Dr. Tom Peete Cross, world-famous authority of 
medieval Irish culture and the legends of King Authur, died Tuesday at his home, 
"Warsaw" at Aylett, King William County. He was 72.

   Dr. Cross had lived in Aylett since his retirement in 1945 from his position 
as professor of English and comparative literature at the University of Chicago.

   A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at St. David’s Church in 
Aylett, with burial in the church cemetery.

   He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Weathers Cross; two daughters, 
Mrs. Storm Bull, of Boulder, Colo, and Mrs. Louis S. Baer, of Burlingame, 
Calif., and a brother, Dr. Hardy Cross, professor at Yale University, New Haven, 
Conn.

   LONG TEACHING CAREER

   Born at "Farmer’s Delight Plantation" in Nansemond County, Dr. Cross attended 
Norfolk Academy and Hampden-Sydney College, which awarded him three degrees. He 
received M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University, the latter in 1909, and 
in the same year journeyed to Dublin for study at the School of Irish Learning. 
In 1910, he became an instructor at Harvard University and Radcliff College. The 
next year he was named professor and head of the department of English at 
Sweetbriar College.

   In 1912, he was made professor of English at the University of North 
Carolina. In 1913, he became associate professor of English and Celtic at the 
University of Chicago, and in 1929 was made professor of English and comparative 
literature.

   While at the University of Chicago, he accepted visiting professorships at 
Stanford University, Harvard, the University of California and Colorado 
University. He retired in 1945 with the rank of professor emeritus.

   He was the author of numerous papers and books in the field of medieval 
literature, and a member of a number of scholarly societies.



Additional Comments:
[Dr. Tom Peete CROSS, professor emeritus, University of Chicago, 
 b. "Farmer’s Delight Plantation," Nansemond Co., 
 d. 25 Dec 1951, "Warsaw," Aylett, King William Co., age 72, 
 interred in St. David’s Church Cemetery, Aylett, 28 Dec 1951, 
 donated obit, newspaper unknown, dateline Dec, 25, 1951] 

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