About Andre Morize
Andre Morize (September 18, 1883 – October 3, 1957) was a professor of French literature at Harvard University from 1918 to 1951. He is well known for his involvement and activism during World War I and World War II. == Early life == Morize was born on September 18, 1883, at Le Fleix, France. In 1900, at the age of 16 he graduated with a Bachelier-ès-lettres from the University of France, and won the Prix d’honneur in the Councours General of the Lycées. He continued his studies at the University of France and earned Licencié-ès-lettres (1906) and Agrégé-des-lettres (1907).While at the University of Paris, he worked under Joseph Bédier and Gustave Lanson, specializing in modern and eighteenth-century French literature and culture. After graduating, Morize was a professor of French literature at University of Montauban from 1907 to 1910. He then worked at the University of Bordeaux for the next three years. Before joining the French Army at the outbreak of World War I in 1914, he was an associate professor of French literature at Johns Hopkins University from 1913 to 1914. == Involvement in World War I == When World War I began, Morize entered the French Army. He became a lieutenant (1917) and then a captain (1917/18). On August 2, 1914, Morize was mobilized.
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