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[[File:Fomatthiessen.jpg|200px|thumb|left|F. O. Mathiesson]]

==Country==

United States

==Birth - Death==

1902 - 1950

==Occupation==

Academic

==Description==

American studies scholar and literary critic at Harvard University, chaired its undergraduate program in history and literature. In 2009 Harvard established an endowed chair in LGBT studies called the F. O. Matthiessen Visiting Professorship of Gender and Sexuality.  Committed suicide.

==See Also==

* [[Literary Critics and Editors Who Identify as LGBTQ]]

==Further Reading/Research==

* http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/1978/jul/20/the-private-life-of-fo-matthiessen/
* http://www.hglc.org/matthiessen.html
* http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/10/4/first-lgbtq-faculty-position/

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