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Overview
Douglas Lane Patey is a literary scholar and longtime Hamilton College faculty member in the English department. He is known for his work on eighteenth-century British literature, including a biography of Evelyn Waugh.
Relevance to Research
Patey appears in the 1971–72 course catalog as a prize-winning student. He is listed as the recipient of both the Curran Prize Scholarship and the Frank Humphrey Ristine Scholarship, indicating exceptional academic achievement. He is also listed among the graduating seniors in the catalog. The 1972–73 course catalog again lists “Douglas Lane Patey, ΦBK” (Phi Beta Kappa) in the graduating class, confirming his election to Phi Beta Kappa and his graduation year of 1973.
Notes
The catalog entries document Patey as a Hamilton student and prize winner before his later return as a faculty member. His Phi Beta Kappa membership is confirmed by the 1972–73 catalog entry.
Related Sources
- yhm-arc-pub-cat-1971-72_djvu.txt
- yhm-arc-pub-cat-1972-73_djvu.txt