Background
Herington, Cecil John was born on November 23, 1924 in Isleworth, Middlesex, England. Came to the United States, 1960. Son of Cecil Edward Eede and Celia Mary (Hewes) Herington.
Herington, Cecil John was born on November 23, 1924 in Isleworth, Middlesex, England. Came to the United States, 1960. Son of Cecil Edward Eede and Celia Mary (Hewes) Herington.
Bachelor, University Oxford, England, 1948. Diploma in classical archaeology, University Oxford, England, 1949. Master of Arts, University Oxford, England, 1960.
Master of Arts, Yale University, 1972. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Adelphi University, 1994.
Lecturer, Manchester U., England, 1949-1955; lecturer, Exeter U., England, 1956-1960; visiting lecturer, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1960-1962; associate professor, U. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1962-1965; professor, University Texas, Austin, 1965-1970; professor, Stanford (California) U., 1970-1972; Talcott professor Greek, Yale University, New Haven, 1972-1986, 88-92; professor emeritus, Yale University, New Haven, 1992; Arts and Sciences professor, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1986-1988. Visiting Paddison professor classics U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1995-1996.
(Poetry into Drama: Early Tragedy and the Greek Poetic Tra...)
With Royal Air Force, 1943-1946. Member Hellenic Society (London), Classical Association Canada, American Philological Association (board directors 1986-1989), Elizabethan Club. M C.
Married Helen Janet Rose, June 12, 1948 (deceased 1968). Children: David, Christina, Clare. Married Sara Mack, May 25, 1985.