Background
Nelson, Burt William Erickson was born on February 4, 1928 in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. Son of George Albert Cornelius Erickson Nelson and Jessie Irene (Henderson) Nelson-Venables.
Nelson, Burt William Erickson was born on February 4, 1928 in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. Son of George Albert Cornelius Erickson Nelson and Jessie Irene (Henderson) Nelson-Venables.
Bachelor magna cum laude, University Minnesota, 1952. Master of Arts in German Literature, University Buffalo, 1982.
Reporter, The Jersey Journal, Jersey City, 1949;
reporter, Niagara Falls (New York) Gazette, 1952-1954;
copy editor, The Saratogian, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1954-1955;
state editor, Schenectady (New York) Gazette, 1955-1957;
copy editor, Journal-American, New York City, 1957;
copy editor, The Daily News, New York City, 1957;
city editor, The News-Herald, Willoughby, Ohio., 1957-1959;
chief copy editor, Buffalo (New York) Courier-Express, 1959-1982;
editor-in-chief, The Buffalo Volksfreund, 1970-1982;
copy editor, Buffalo News, since 1982. Proprietor Erickson Enterprises, Hamburg, New York, since 1988. Partner Ken-BurtCartoons, Buffalo, 1963-1966.
Public, editor Der Volksfreund/People's Friend, Buffalo, since 1994.
Co-founder Conservative Party of Hamburg, 1965, Student Voters Union, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1951-1952. Co-founder, director Inquirers, Columbia College, 1947-1950. With United States Navy, 1945-1946, Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps, 1947-1949.
Member The Dramatists Guild.
Married Evelyn Marie vonOertzen Fogg, December 17, 1949. Children: Felice Marie, Kurt Erik, Alisa Tyra.