and college students, including Mediaeval Europe, 814–1300 and An Introduction to the Study of the Middle Ages (375-814), which were highly acclaimed by his contemporaries. Professor Emerton's texts were standard reading within the American educational system for decades after their publication. A facility for languages never left Emerton, and the translation of medieval German and Latin texts to contemporary English language was his special occupation. One of his most enduring efforts is a translation of the letters of Saint Boniface, the last work published before his death. Emerton's body of work includes: Books Pamphlets, booklets, articles Other Papers of Ephraim Emerton, 1891–1930, a collection of notes and lectures including a sound recording, is in the permanent collection of the Harvard University Library (OCLC 77069261). References Further reading Founding the Fathers: Early Church History and Protestant Professors in Nineteenth Century America, by Elizabeth A. Clark. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. 2011. External links 1851 births 1935 deaths American male essayists American essayists American medievalists American translators Harvard Divinity School faculty Harvard College alumni Leipzig University alumni Reformation historians Writers from Salem, Massachusetts Fellows of the Medieval Academy of America Historians from Massachusetts