Background
Steer,, Alfred Gilbert was born on May 30, 1913 in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Alfred Gilbert and Selma Elizabeth (Taber) Steer.
Steer,, Alfred Gilbert was born on May 30, 1913 in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Alfred Gilbert and Selma Elizabeth (Taber) Steer.
AB, Haverford College, 1935. Master of Arts, Duke University, 1938. Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1954.
Instructor Washington and Lee University, 1937-1941, Haverford College, University Pennsylvania, 1947-1955. Head language div International Military Tribunal, Nurnberg, Germany, 1945-1946. Assistant professor, then associate professor State University of New York-Binghamton, 1955-1959.
Associate professor Columbia University, 1959-1967. Professor Germanic and Slavic languages, head department Germanic and Slavic langs University Georgia, Athens, 1967-1983, professor emeritus, from 1983, chairman linguistics committee, 1969-1983.
Board directors University System of Georgia Studies Abroad Programs, 1969-1970, Prospective Teacher Fellowship Program, Department of Health. Served with United States Naval Reserve, World World War World War II. Member Modern Language Association, American Association Teachers German (vice president, president chapter 1970-1971).
Married Elizabeth Jean Kell, September 6, 1947. Children: Susan Elizabeth, John Thomas.