Background
Della-Terza, Dante Michele was born on May 5, 1924 in Torella, Avellino, Italy. Son of Luigi and Grazia Della-Terza. came to the United States, 1959.
comparative literature educator
Della-Terza, Dante Michele was born on May 5, 1924 in Torella, Avellino, Italy. Son of Luigi and Grazia Della-Terza. came to the United States, 1959.
Dottore in Lettere, University Pisa, Italy, 1947. Diploma, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, 1948. Master of Arts (honorary), Harvard University, 1964.
Assistant professor Italian, University of California at Los Angeles, 1959-1963; associate professor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1963-1964; associate professor romance languages, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1964-1968; professor, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1968-1985; Irving Babbitt professor comparative literature, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1985.
Married Freda Marie McCush, 1953. Children: Grazia, Giorgio.