▁chap ar ral ▁and ▁wood lands ▁Category : Mad ie ae <0x0A> </s> ▁W . ▁Nelson ▁Francis , ▁Ph . D . ▁( Oct ober ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 1 0   –   J une ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁author , ▁lingu ist , ▁and ▁university ▁professor . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁fac ult ies ▁of ▁Franklin ▁& ▁Marshall ▁College ▁and ▁Brown ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁special ized ▁in ▁English ▁and ▁cor pus ▁lingu istics . ▁He ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁compiling ▁a ▁text ▁collection ▁entitled ▁the ▁Brown ▁University ▁Standard ▁Cor pus ▁of ▁Pres ent - Day ▁American ▁English , ▁which ▁he ▁completed ▁with ▁Henry ▁Ku č era . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Win th rop ▁Nelson ▁Francis ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁Both ▁of ▁his ▁parents ▁were ▁from ▁New ▁England . ▁His ▁mother ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁Cal ais , ▁Maine . ▁His ▁mother ▁attended ▁W elles ley ▁College ▁and ▁taught ▁public ▁school ▁in ▁Boston , ▁before ▁marry ing ▁Francis ' ▁father ▁and ▁moving ▁to ▁Philadelphia . ▁His ▁father , ▁Joseph ▁Sid ney ▁Francis , ▁was ▁a ▁math ematic ian ▁and ▁engineer . ▁Francis ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁Germ ant own ▁area ▁of ▁Philadelphia , ▁where ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁Charles ▁W . ▁Henry ▁Public ▁School ▁and ▁P enn ▁Char ter ▁School . ▁ ▁He ▁earned ▁an ▁under grad uate ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1