Background
Sampson, Edward Coolidge was born on December 20, 1920 in Ithaca, New York, United States. Son of Martin W. and Julia (Pattison) Sampson.
Sampson, Edward Coolidge was born on December 20, 1920 in Ithaca, New York, United States. Son of Martin W. and Julia (Pattison) Sampson.
Bachelor, Cornell Univercity, 1942; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1957; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1949.
Instructor, Hofstra College, Hempstead, New York, 1946-1949; teaching fellow, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, 1949-1952; with faculty, Clarkson College Technology, Potsdam, New York, 1952-1969; associate professor humanities, Clarkson College Technology, Potsdam, New York, 1957-1961; professor, Clarkson College Technology, Potsdam, New York, 1961-1969; professor, State University of New York, Oneonta, 1969-1982; retired, State University of New York, Oneonta, 1982.
Captain United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Fellow American Council Learned Societies. Member Modern Language Association.
Married Frances P. Hanford, October 26, 1946 (divorced 1968). Children: Susan S. Wilt, Edward H. Married Cynthia R. Clark, 1968.