Background
Meyer, George Wilbur was born on May 12, 1912 in Saint Louis. Son of George Washington and Elizabeth Vemba (Snyder) Meyer.
Meyer, George Wilbur was born on May 12, 1912 in Saint Louis. Son of George Washington and Elizabeth Vemba (Snyder) Meyer.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, 1932, Doctor of Philosophy, 1941. Student, Sorbonne, Paris, 1933-1934.
Teaching fellow in English, University of Michigan, 1934-1937. Instructor, assistant Professor of English, Cleveland College, Western Reserve University, 1937-1940, 40-43: Professor of English, head department Newcomb College, Tulane University, since 1946, chairman English, Tulane University, 1954-1957, 60-63. Faculty fellow Fund Advancement Education, 1954-1955.
Visiting professor (summers) New York University, 1948, Duke, 1951, Columbia, 1952, U. Colorado, 1958.
Wordsworth Centenary lecturer at Ambleside and Hawkshead, England, 1950. Member of advisory committee Guggenheim Foundation, 1955-1958.
Price analyst and economist Cleveland Regional Office Office of Price Administration, 1943. Lieutenant, United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946.
Officer-in-charge, gunairstuctor training, Barin Field, Pensacola, Florida, 1944.
Instructor in English, United States Naval Academy, 1944-1946. Guggenheim fellow, 1943 (taken up, 1946-1947).
Member Modern Language Association American, South Central Modern Language Association, American Association University Professors, Psi Upsilon, Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa. Club: New Orleans Lawn Tennis.
Married Emily Fuller Campbell, August 28, 1937. Children: George Wilbur, Julia Clark.