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Francis Otto Matthiessen (S&B 1923. Rhodes)

Yale University. Skull and Bones. Yale Daily News. Yale Literary Magazine. Oxford University. Rhodes Scholar. Harvard University.

Known for American Renaissance.

Matthiessen was the author of a number of books, including “American Renaissance,” “The Achievement of T. S. Eliot,” “Henry James: The Major Phase,” and “From the Heart of Europe.” He was considered an outstanding authority on James and Eliot.[6]

In a note left in the hotel room, Matthiessen wrote, “I am depressed over world conditions. I am a Christian and a Socialist. I am against any order which interferes with that objective.” [6]

The only other item found in the room, police said, was a pin of the Yale Skull and Bones Society of which Matthiessen was a member.[6]

1948 - Bergben lecturer, Yale University.

Pre WW2 - 1938 to 1939 - Hospitalized once for a nervous breakdown.

1929, 1942, Professor, to 1 Apr 1950 - Harvard University.

1927 to 1929 - Instructor, Yale University.

1926 - Graduated Harvard University.

1923 to 1925 - Rhodes Scholar, Graduated Oxford University.

1923 - Graduated Yale, Skull and Bones Patriarch.[1]

WWI - Cadet RAF Canada

Died 1 Apr 1950, from Jumping from 12th floor hotel window. Age 48. RIP.

Note: Partner was Russell Cheney (S&B 1904), who died 12 Jul 1945 from Mesenteric Thrombosis. Age 63.

[1] - America’s Secret Establishment. An Introduction to the Order of Skull and Bones by Antony C. Sutton (2004)