Louise Pound (1872-1958) was a distinguished American folklorist and educator.

Pound was born in Lincoln, Nebraska to Stephen Bosworth Pound and Laura Pound. Stephen B. Pound (1833 - 1911) was a pioneer lawyer, senator, and judge in Nebraska. ...

Pound studied at the University of Nebraska (B.B. 1892 and M.A., 1895). She continued her studies at the University of Chicago and the University of Heidelberg (Ph.D. 1900). The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a state-supported institution of higher learning located in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. Often referred to as simply Nebraska or UNL, it is the flagship and largest campus of the University of Nebraska system. ... The Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (German Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; also known as simply University of Heidelberg) was established in the town of Heidelberg in the Rhineland in 1386. ...

She was a professor of English at the University of Nebraska for most of her adult life. She saw the university grow from a small prairie college to a great university. The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a state-supported institution of higher learning located in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. Often referred to as simply Nebraska or UNL, it is the flagship and largest campus of the University of Nebraska system. ...

Pound was a member of many professional societies. She was president of the American Folklore Society, 1925-1927. She was the first woman to serve as president of the Modern Language Association (1954-1955).

An athlete in her youth, Pound was inducted into the Nebraska Sports Hall of Fame in 1955.

Pound was a sister of noted legal educator Roscoe Pound. Roscoe Pound (1870 - 1964) was a distinguished American legal scholar and educator. ...

Books authored by Louise Pound:

Poetic Origins and the Ballad (1922)
American Ballads and Songs (1923)
Selected Writings of Louise Pound (1949)
Nebraska Folklore (1959)

Reference

"Pound, Louise." American National Biography. 17:759-760. 1999.

"Pound, Louise." The National Cyclopedia of American Biography. 24:538. 1953.