Background
Speer, David Gordon was born on November 16, 1913 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Son of George Scott and Dorothy (Niver) Speer.
Speer, David Gordon was born on November 16, 1913 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Son of George Scott and Dorothy (Niver) Speer.
Bachelor of Arts Chicago, 1937. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1939. Diplôme, Strasbourg University, France, 1951.
Docteur d'Université, Montpelier University, France, 1953.
Assistant headmaster, Pistakee Bay School, McHenry, Illinois, 1939-1941; instructor modern language, Mississippi State University, Starkville, 1941-1942; head Modern Language department, St. Helena Ext., College William and Mary, Norfolk, Virginia, 1947-1948; instructor to associate professor and chairman French and Italian, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, Indiana, 1948-1966; head department foreign language and literature, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1966-1972; professor French, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1972-1979; professor emeritus French language and literature, University of Southern California, Columbia, since 1979. Visiting professor U. Strasbourg, summer 1959.
Major United States Army, 1942-1947, PTO, European Theatre of Operations. Retired lieutenant colonel United States Army.
Married Ginette Bastien, November 17, 1945. 1 child, John-Michael.