Background
Durrant, Geoffrey Hugh was born on July 27, 1913 in Pilsley, England. Son of John and Charlotte (Atkinson) Durrant.
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Geoffrey Hugh Durrant
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Bachelor of Arts, Cambridge (England) University, 1932-1935; diploma in education, London U., 1935-1936; student, Tuebingen (West Germany) U., 1937-1939.
Career
Professor, English, U. Natal, South Africa, 1945-1960; head department English, U. Natal professor, U. Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, 1961-1966; now professor emeritus, U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada master teacher, U. B.C., 1973.
Achievements
Membership
Served with South African Armed Forces, 1940-1944. Fellow Royal Society Canada. Member Association Canada University Teachers English.
Connections
Married Barbara Joan Altson, June 2, 1942. Children— John Guy, Catherine Jane.
