Biography

B.S., Haverford College, 1932; A.M., Harvard, 1933; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1939; Litt.D., W&L, 1983. Associate professor of German, 1939; professor, W&L, 1947-81 (on Thomas Ball Foundation, 1956-60; S. Blount Mason, Jr., professor, W&L, 1974-81); dean college, 1960-71; acting president, W&L, 1967-68; dean and S. Blount Mason, Jr., professor of German, emeritus, W&L, 1981-94; researcher, University Library, W&L, 1981-85; distinguished lecturer in Russian literature, 1985.