December 25, 1870 - February 8, 1956
American academic, writer, editor, political activist and government official
Author of "The History of English Literature" (co-written with W. V. Moody), "Richard Gresham" and "Cowards"
Was forced out of his government job by the Dies Committee for association with communist groups in 1943 and challenged this action in the Supreme Court (United States v. Lovett) in 1946 which he won