Background
Lang, Cecil Yelverton was born on September 18, 1920 in Walstonburg, North Carolina, United States. Son of Wilton Earl and Lillie (Yelverton) Lang.
Lang, Cecil Yelverton was born on September 18, 1920 in Walstonburg, North Carolina, United States. Son of Wilton Earl and Lillie (Yelverton) Lang.
AB, Duke University, 1941. AM, Duke University, 1942. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1946.
Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1949.
Instructor, then assistant Professor of English, Yale University, New Haven, 1949-1957; associate professor, Claremont (California) Graduate School, 1957-1959; professor, Syracuse (New York) U., 1959-1965; professor, University of Chicago, 1965-1967; professor Center for Advanced Studies, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1967-1970; Commonwealth Professor of English, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1970-1984; John Stewart Bryan professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1984-1991; professor emeritus, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, since 1991.
First lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Fellow British Academy (correspondent), Royal Society Literature, Arts Club (London).
Married Violette Noelle Guérin-Lésé, April 2, 1952. 1 child, François-Michel.