Background
Boswell, George Worley was born on March 29, 1919 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of George Stone and Rubye (Worley) Boswell.
Emeritus English language educator
Boswell, George Worley was born on March 29, 1919 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of George Stone and Rubye (Worley) Boswell.
Bachelor, Vanderbilt University, 1939; Master of Arts, Vanderbilt University, 1940; Doctor of Philosophy, George Peabody College, 1951.
Chief coordinator, expediter, Electronic Associations, Inc., Long Branch, New Jersey, 1946-1947; instructor, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1947-1948; Professor of English, Austin Peay State College, Clarksville, Tennessee, 1950-1960; chairman, division language and literature, Morehead (Kentucky) State College, 1960-1966; Professor of English, U. Mississippi, Oxford, 1966-1989; professor emeritus, U. Mississippi, Oxford, since 1989. Counselor American Folklore Society, Nashville, 1970-1976. Executive director Mississippi Folklore Society, Oxford, 1966-1989.
First lieutenant United States Army, 1943-1946. Member Tennessee Folklore Society (advisor since 1950).
Married Rose Emily Hall, August 26, 1951. Children: Jonathan, Rebecca, Timothy, Luke.