Background
Harris, Edward Paxton was born on September 12, 1938 in Greenville, Mississippi, United States. Son of Virgil Lee and Wilma (Gillespie) Harris.
Harris, Edward Paxton was born on September 12, 1938 in Greenville, Mississippi, United States. Son of Virgil Lee and Wilma (Gillespie) Harris.
Bachelor, Millsaps College, 1963. Postgraduate, Free University Berlin, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, Tulane University, 1967.
Assistant professor Germanic languages and literature, U. Cincinnati, 1967-1973; associate professor, U. Cincinnati, 1973-1977; professor, U. Cincinnati, since 1977; chief Executive officer, Paxton Press, since 1988.
With United States Navy, 1958-1960. Member American Society for 18th Century Studies (executive secretary 1989-1992), Lessing Society (executive secretary since 1984), International Brecht Society (treasurer 1970-1977), Mainz Academy of Sciences and Literature (correspondent, consultant).
Married Marilyn Marion, September 15, 1963.