Background
Oxenhandler, Neal was born on February 3, 1926 in St. Louis. Son of Joseph and Billie (Lutsky) Oxenhandler.
Oxenhandler, Neal was born on February 3, 1926 in St. Louis. Son of Joseph and Billie (Lutsky) Oxenhandler.
Bachelor of Arts Chicago, 1948. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1955.
Master of Arts (honorary), Dartmouth College, 1973.
Lecturer French, St. Saint Louis University, 1951-1952; assistant instructor, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1952-1954; instructor, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1954-1957; assistant professor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1957-1960; associate professor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1960-1965; associate professor, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1965-1966; professor, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1966-1969; professor, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., since 1969; Edward Tuck professor, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., since 1987; department chairman French and Italian, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1987-1991. Director National Endowment for Humanities Summer Seminar in Comparative Literature, 1981.
With United States Army, 1941-1943, European Theatre of Operations, PTO. Member Modern Language Association (advisory editor proceedings 1977-1980), International Association Philosophy and Literature, International Comparative Literature Association.
Married Jean Romano (divorced May 1976). Children: Noelle, Daniel, Alicia. Married Judith I. Josel, December 12, 1979.
Stepchildren: Rebecca, Marjorie Menza.