Background
Allen, Don Cameron was born on December 5, 1903 in Saint Louis. Son of Alvin James and Anna (Wienmann) Allen.
Allen, Don Cameron was born on December 5, 1903 in Saint Louis. Son of Alvin James and Anna (Wienmann) Allen.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Illinois, 1926, Doctor of Philosophy, 1931, Doctor of Hebrew Literature, 1971. Master of Arts, Washington University, 1927. Doctor of Humane Letters, University Chicago, 1971.
Doctor of Laws, Johns Hopkins, 1972.
Whitney. Assistant instructor English, University of Illinois, 1927-1928. Instructor Purdue University, 1929-1930. Professor, head department Illinois Wesleyan University, 1931-1932.
Instructor to assistant professor State College Washington, 1932-1938.
Assistant to associate professor Duke, 1938-1942. Associate Professor of English, Johns Hopkins, 1942-1945, professor, 1945-1971, Sir William Osler professor, 1950.
Visiting summer professor Ohio University, North Carolina College, 1939-1942, Johns Hopkins, 1941, Northwestern University, 1947, University of Illinois, 1949, New York University, 1950. F.I. Carpenter professor University of Chicago, 1948.
Sesquicentennial lecturer U. North Carolina, 1946, Baskerville Brown University, 1947.
Taft lecturer U. Cincinnati, 1950. Scott lecturer Washington University, 1956. Lecturer U. Colorado, 1957-1961.
Johnson professor of University Wisconsin, 1961-1962.
American Council fellow in Europe, 1935-1936. Fulbright Research fellow, Oxford, 1950-1951.
National Endowment for Humanities fellow, 1967-1968.
Member Modern Language Association (editorial committee 1946-1961, vice president 1966), American Association University Professors, Malone Society, Renaissance Society (council), International Association University Professors English (Executive Committee), American Philosophical Society, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Delta Chi, Chi Psi. Club: Tudor and Stuart.
Married Mary Whitney Coble, February 1, 1929.