Background
Thompson, Lawrance Roger was born on April 3, 1906 in Franklin, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Roger Everett and Lena (Keller) Thompson.
Thompson, Lawrance Roger was born on April 3, 1906 in Franklin, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Roger Everett and Lena (Keller) Thompson.
Bachelor of Arts, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1928. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia, 1939.
Instructor English, Wesleyan University, 1934-1935. Instructor English and comparative literature Columbia Graduate School, 1935-1936, research fellow, 1936-1937. Curator rare books Princeton University Library, 1937-1942, editor-in-chief Library Chronicle, 1938-1942.
Guggenheim fellow, 1946-1947.
Associate Professor of English, Princeton, 1947-1951, professor, 1951-1973, Holmes professor Belles-lettres, 1968-1973. Ford Foundation fellow, 1953-1954.
Guest lecturer Salzburg (Austria) Seminar in American Studies universities Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade, Yugoslavia, U. Oslo, Norway, Hebrew Jerusalem, Israel. Trustee Princeton University Press, 1955-1960, chairman editorial board, 1959-1960.
Served from Lieutenant (junior grade) to lieutenant commander, United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946.
Married Janet Arnold, January 9, 1945. Children: Nathaniel Arnold, Eleanor Ann, Joel, Thomas Neal.