Background
Walden, Daniel was born on August 1, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Benjamin and Reba (Freedman) Weinroth.
humanities and social sciences educator
Walden, Daniel was born on August 1, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Benjamin and Reba (Freedman) Weinroth.
Bachelor, City College of New York, 1959; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1964.
Lecturer Queens College, New York City, 1960-1963. Assistant professor Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1963-1966. Professor Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1966—1998, professor emeritus, since 1998.
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Member American Library Association, Modern Language Association, Society for Study of Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States (president 1977-1978, Distinguished award 1993), Northeast Modern Language Association (president 1991-1992, Distinguished Service award 1994, professor emeritus scholar distinction 2003), Society of America Jewish Literature, American Studies Association, American Culture Association, Society for Utopian Studies.
Married Beatrice Schulman, October 12, 1957. Children: Moss Carl, Ruth E. Walden Turek, Aileen Schulman Galley, Beth Schulman McGonagle.