Background
Anderson, Chester Grant was born on December 8, 1923 in River Falls, Wisconsin, United States. Son of C.A. Chester and Inga Amelia (Grant) Anderson.
Anderson, Chester Grant was born on December 8, 1923 in River Falls, Wisconsin, United States. Son of C.A. Chester and Inga Amelia (Grant) Anderson.
Student, St. Olaf College, 1941-1943; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1962.
Assistant Professor of English, Creighton U., Omaha, 1948-1950;
assistant professor, Creighton U., 1954-1957;
assistant professor, Fordham University, New York City, 1951-1952;
director, State Society Services
director, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 1952-1954;
associate professor, Western Connecticut State University, 1957-1963;
assistant professor, Columbia University, 1963-1968;
Professor of English, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1963-1996;
professor emeritus, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, since 1996;
Fulbright professor, Helsinki (Finland) U., 1963-1964. Semester-at-Sea professor, 1987. Warner Bros. Yeats International Summer School professor, Sligo, Ireland, 1987.
Visiting professor Odense U., Denmark, 1977-1978, Curtin U., Australia, 1989.
(This is a softcover book.)
Ensign Air Corps, United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1945. Member Modern Language Association, Modern Language Association Helsinki, Academy American Poets, James Joyce Foundation.
Married Carole Nygard, April 23, 1945. Children: Stephen, Mark, Jonathan.