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Pearl Hogrefe
1889–1977
A longtime Iowa State English professor, she wrote warmly and clearly about Tudor England, especially the lives of women who shaped the period. Her work blends literary scholarship with a real gift for making the past feel human.
1 Audiobook
Humanistic Studies of the University of Kansas, Vol. 1
by De Witt Clinton Croissant, Edmund Dresser Cressman, Pearl Hogrefe, Arthur Mitchell
About the author
Born in 1889 and remembered as a scholar, author, and educator, she spent much of her career at Iowa State, where her teaching left a strong impression on students and colleagues. Archival records at the university describe a long professional life centered on English literature, creative writing, and research.
Her published work focused especially on the English Renaissance and Tudor England. University archival descriptions note research and writing on figures such as Thomas More and Thomas Elyot, while library listings show books including Women of Action in Tudor England and Tudor Women, reflecting her lasting interest in recovering women's roles in history.
She died in 1977. While detailed biographical information is limited in the sources available here, the record that does remain shows a writer-scholar deeply committed to literature, historical inquiry, and teaching.