Background
Williamson, Edward was born on January 16, 1908 in Bluffton, Indiana, United States. Son of Dwight and Mary (Warner) Williamson.
Williamson, Edward was born on January 16, 1908 in Bluffton, Indiana, United States. Son of Dwight and Mary (Warner) Williamson.
Bachelor of Arts, Wabash College, 1925. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1930, Doctor of Philosophy, 1948. Associate Nutter, McClennen & Fish, Boston, 1930-1935, member firm, 1935-1942.
Staff Lend-Lease Administration, North Africa, 1942-1945.
Assistant professor Johns Hopkins, 1948-1952, associate professor, head department, 1952-1953. Fulbright research fellow, Italy, 1950-1951.
Professor, head Italian department Columbia, 1953-1956. Professor, head department Romance, Wesleyan, 1956-1974.
Fellow cooperative program in humanities Duke University, 1964.
Guggenheim fellow, 1959-1960.
Assistant professor Johns Hopkins, 1948-1952, associate Professor, head department Romance, Wesleyan, 1956-1974. Editor of Romanic Review, from 1953.
Member Accademia Arcadia (Rome), Modern Language Association, Medieval Academy, American Association Teachers Italian, American Association Teachers French, Beta Theta Pi. Clubs: Tudor and Stuart (Baltimore).