Background
Ham, Edward Billings was born on November 7, 1902 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Roscoe James and Mary Helena (Cowell) Ham.
Ham, Edward Billings was born on November 7, 1902 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Roscoe James and Mary Helena (Cowell) Ham.
Bachelor of Arts, Bowdoin College, 1922, Doctor of Humane Letters 1952. Master of Arts, Harvard (Everett scholar, 1922-1923), 1923. Doctor of Philosophy, University Oxford (Rhodes scholar from Maine 1923-1927).
Instructor mathematics Harvard, 1924-1925. Instructor French, Harvard and Radcliffe, 1927-1928. Research associate French, Princeton, 1928-1933.
Assistant professor French, Yale, 1934-1941, French faculty Albertus Magnus College, 1935-1941.
Fellow Calhoun College at Yale, 1934-1941. University of Michigan since 1941, professor French.
Fellow in humanities American Council Learned Societies, 1933-1934. Member Modern Language Association American, Sociète des Anciens Textes Francais, Sociète du Parler Francais au Canada, Sociète Historique Franco-Americaine, Michigan Academy Science, Arts and Letters (vice president, 1950-1951), Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Delta Phi.