Background
Stevenson, Lionel was born on July 16, 1902 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Son of Henry and Mabel Rose (Cary) Stevenson.
Stevenson, Lionel was born on July 16, 1902 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Son of Henry and Mabel Rose (Cary) Stevenson.
Bachelor of Arts, U.B.C., 1922. Master of Arts, University Toronto, 1923. Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, 1925.
Bachelor of Letters Oxford, 1935, m.
Lillian Sprague Jones, April 10, 1954. 1 daughter.
Instructor, University of California, 1925-1930. Professor of English, head department Arizona State College, Tempe, 1930-1937. Assistant Professor of English, University of Southern California, 1937-1941, associate professor, 1941-1944, professor, 1944-1955, head department, 1943-1955.
Professor of English, Duke, 1955-1972, department chairman 1964-1967.
Visiting professor summers U. British Columbia, 1930, 40, 54, New York University, 1948, 62, U. Colorado, 1950, University of Illinois, 1952-1953. Visiting lecturer University of Oxford, 1960.
Berg visiting professor New York University, 1967-1968.
Member Western College Association, vice president, 1946-1947. Fellow Royal Society Literature. Member Philological Association Pacific Coast (president 1948-1950), College English Association (Vice-President 1954), English Speaking Union (president Raleigh-Durham branch 1958-1960).