Austin Edmund Quigley

Background

Quigley, Austin Edmund was born on December 31, 1942 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. Son of Edmund and Marguerita Mary (Crilley) Quigley. came to the United States, 1969.

Education

Bachelor with honors, U. Nottingham, England, 1967; Master of Arts, U. Birmingham, England, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1971.

Career

Assistant professor, U. Massachusetts, 1971-1973; from assistant professor to professor, University of Virginia, 1973-1990; department chairman English, University of Virginia, 1986-1990; H. Gordon Garbedian Professor of English and comparative literature, Columbia University, New York City, since 1990; chairman Doctor of Philosophy program theatre Hammerstein Center Theatre Studies, Columbia University, New York City, since 1990; dean, Columbia College, since 1995. Chairman Lionel Trilling Seminars, since 1993. Visiting professor U. Konstanz, Germany, 1981, U. Geneva, 1982, U. Nottingham, England, 1983-1984.

Lecturer at universities, conversations and theatres.

Achievements

• Austin Edmund Quigley has been listed as a noteworthy Literature and language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Modern Language Association (Executive Committee drama division 1987-1992), Linguistics Association Great Britain, Samuel Beckett Society, Harold Pinter Society, American Society Theatre Research, Shakespeare Association American, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, squash, soccer, hiking.

Connections

Married Patricia Doreen Denison, June 1, 1979.

Father:

Edmund Quigley

Mother:

Marguerita Mary (Crilley) Quigley

Spouse:

Patricia Doreen Denison