Background
Abernethy, George Lawrence was born on August 23, 1910 in West Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of John and Lydia (Johnson) Abernethy.
Abernethy, George Lawrence was born on August 23, 1910 in West Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of John and Lydia (Johnson) Abernethy.
AB, Bucknell University, 1932. Master of Arts, Oberlin College, 1933. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1936.
Professor philosophy, Culver-Stockton College, Canton, Missouri, 1936-1940;
professor philosophy and psychology, U. South Dakot, Vermillion, 1940-1946;
professor philosophy, Davidson College, North Carolina, since 1946;
Richardson professor, Davidson College, since 1967;
Dana professor, Davidson College, since 1974;
emeritus, Davidson College, since 1976. Visiting professor College Charleston (South Carolina.), 1951. Member of faculty U. North Carolina at Charlotte, part-time, 1947-1948, Barber-Scotia College, Concord, North Carolina, part-time, 1951-1952.
Member regional selection committee Woodrow Wilson Fellowships Foundation, 1960-1962. Ford Foundation Faculty fellow Columbia, 1952-1953, Cooperative Humanities program fellow U. North Carolina-Duke, 1967-1968.
Member North Carolina Philosophical Society (president 1951-1952), American Association of University Professors, American Philosophical Association, Southern Society Philosophy and Psychology, Philosophy Discussion Club Charlotte.
Married Helen Sarah McLandress, August 25, 1936 (deceased 1992). Children: Robert John, Jean Helen (Mistress Thomas H. Poston).