Francis Andrew March (October 25, 1825 in Sutton, Massachusetts –September 9, 1911 in Easton, Pennsylvania) was an American polymath, academic, philologist, and lexicographer. He graduated from Amherst College in 1845, and received a M.A. degree from Amherst in 1848. He is considered the principal founder of modern comparative linguistics in Anglo-Saxon.

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  • Francis Andrew March (October 25, 1825 in Sutton, Massachusetts –September 9, 1911 in Easton, Pennsylvania) was an American polymath, academic, philologist, and lexicographer. He graduated from Amherst College in 1845, and received a M.A. degree from Amherst in 1848. He is considered the principal founder of modern comparative linguistics in Anglo-Saxon. March applied the methods of studying the Latin and Greek classics towards the study of English literature, and led the way for the first scientific study of the English language. Born in Sutton, Massachusetts, March occupied the chair of English language and comparative philology at Lafayette College from 1857 to 1907. It was the first post of its kind. March was one of the first professors to advocate and teach English in colleges and universities. Amongst other subjects taught botany, French, German, Greek, Latin, "mental philosophy", political economy, the Constitution, and law. He also served as president of the American Philological Association (1873-1874; 1895-1896); the Spelling Reform Association (after 1876); and of the Modern Language Association (1891-1893).
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  • Francis Andrew March (October 25, 1825 in Sutton, Massachusetts –September 9, 1911 in Easton, Pennsylvania) was an American polymath, academic, philologist, and lexicographer. He graduated from Amherst College in 1845, and received a M.A. degree from Amherst in 1848. He is considered the principal founder of modern comparative linguistics in Anglo-Saxon.
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  • Francis March
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