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Fred B. (Fred Benjamin) Millett
1890–1976
An English professor and literary critic with a long career at Wesleyan University, he wrote and edited books that helped generations of students approach drama, poetry, and literature with clarity. His work bridged scholarship and teaching, and he was also active in academic life beyond the classroom.
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Craft-guilds of the thirteenth century in Paris
by Fred B. (Fred Benjamin) Millett
About the author
Fred B. Millett was an American educator, literary critic, and editor whose full name was Fred Benjamin Millett. Wesleyan University’s archival records identify him as a professor of English who taught there from 1937 until his retirement in 1958, served for many years as director of the Honors College, and was named Olin Professor of English in 1952.
Those same records note that before coming to Wesleyan, he studied at Amherst College and earned a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, then taught at Carnegie Tech, Queen’s University in Ontario, and the University of Chicago. His published work included books on literature and criticism as well as editions and anthologies connected to drama and reading.
A brief biographical source also describes him as an educator and scholar who served as president of the American Association of University Professors from 1952 to 1954. Even from the limited surviving summaries, he comes across as a teacher deeply invested in liberal education and in helping readers engage seriously with literary art.