Background
Wardropper, Bruce Wear was born on February 2, 1919 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Son of Joseph Blair and Edna (Bruce) Wardropper. came to the United States, 1945.
Wardropper, Bruce Wear was born on February 2, 1919 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Son of Joseph Blair and Edna (Bruce) Wardropper. came to the United States, 1945.
Student, King Edward's School, Birmingham, England, 1932-1936; Bachelor of Arts, University Cambridge, 1939; Master of Arts, University Cambridge, 1942; Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1949.
Head modern language department, Wolmer's School, Kingston, Jamaica, 1940-1945;
instructor, University of Pennsylvania, 1945-1949;
assistant professor, Johns Hopkins University, 1949-1953;
associate professor, Johns Hopkins University, 1953-1955;
department chairman Romance languages, Johns Hopkins University, 1954-1955;
professor Spanish, Johns Hopkins University, 1959-1962;
William H. Wannamaker professor Romance languages, Duke U., 1962-1989;
William H. Wannamaker professor Romance studies emeritus, Duke U., since 1989. Professor Spanish, Ohio State University, 1955-1959. Visiting Andrew Mellon professor Romance languages U. Pittsburgh, 1965.
Visiting professor U. North Carolina, 1967-1968. Consultant board overseers U. Louisville, 1976-1978. National Endowment for Humanities Fellowships in Residence Program, 1977-1978.
Seminar director NEHSummer Seminars for College Teachers, 1975, 76, 81. Member educational advisory board John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1978-1982.
Member Modern Language Association (editorial board PMLA 1973-1975), International Association Hispanists (executive committee 1971-1977), Renaissance Society of America, South Atlantic Modern Language Association, Academy Literature Studies (membership committee 1973-1978), Association Hispanists Great Britain and Ireland, Modern Humanities Research Association (American committee 1976-1980), Cervantes Society of America (vice president 1980-1983, president 1983-1985, American committee 1976-1990).
Married Joyce Vaz, December 15, 1942 (deceased March 1959). 1 son, Ian Bruce; married Nancy Hélène Palmer, July 19, 1960.