Background
Whicher, George Frisbie was born on November 5, 1889 in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, United States. Son of George Meason and Lillian (Frisbie) Whicher.
Whicher, George Frisbie was born on November 5, 1889 in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, United States. Son of George Meason and Lillian (Frisbie) Whicher.
Bachelor of Arts, Amherst, 1910. Master of Arts, Columbia, 1911, Doctor of Philosophy, 1915.
University fellow Columbia, 1913. Instructor English, University of Illinois, 1913-1915. Associate Professor of English, Amherst, 1915-1922, professor, since 1935.
Visiting professor U. Hawaii, 1947, University of Minnesota, 1950.
Turnbull lecturer Johns Hopkins, 1947. Fulbright visiting professor U. Istanbul, Turkey, 1952-1953.
Trustee Jones Library, Amherst, Massachusetts, Marlboro (Vermont) College.
Member Modern Language Association American, Phi Beta Kappa, Theta Delta Chirurgical Club: Century.
Married Harriet Fox, June 20, 1914. Children: Stephen Emerson, Edward Fox (deceased), John Fox.