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Matthews, James Brander 1852-
Author; born in New Orleans, La., Feb. 21, 1852; graduated at Columbia University in 1871; admitted to the bar in New York in 1873, but never practised; and became Professor of Literature in Columbia University in 1892.
He had devoted much time to the study of the stage, and among his plays are Margery's lovers, a comedy; and This picture and that, a comedy.
He is a frequent contributor to periodicals, and is author of The theatres of France; French dramatintributor to periodicals, and is author of The theatres of France; French dramatists of the nineteenth Centory; Secret of the sea and other stories; Pen and ink; A family tree and other stories; Introduction to the study of American Literature; Tales of Fantasy and fact; Aspect of fiction; The dream-gown, of the Japanese ambassador; His father's son, etc. Mr. Matthews was one of the founders of the Authors' Club, and one of the organizers of the American Copyright League and the Dunlap Society.