Background
May, Georges Claude was born on October 7, 1920 in Paris, France. Son of Lucien and Germaine (Samuel) May. came to the United States, 1942, naturalized, 1943.
literature educator university official
May, Georges Claude was born on October 7, 1920 in Paris, France. Son of Lucien and Germaine (Samuel) May. came to the United States, 1942, naturalized, 1943.
Bachelor, University Paris, 1937. Licence es Lettres, University Montpellier, France, 1941. Diplome, d'Etudes Superieures, 1941.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1947. Doctor of Humane Letters, University New Haven, 1990. Doctor of Humane Letters, Quinnipiac College, 1996.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Wesleyan University, 1997. Doctor of Humane Letters, Albertus Magnus College, 2000.
Assistant, University of Illinois, 1942-1943, 46-47;
faculty, Yale, since 1947;
successively instructor, assistant professor, associate professor, Yale, 1947-1956;
professor French, Yale, 1956-1971;
dean, Yale College, 1963-1971;
Sterling professor French, Yale College, 1971-1991;
professor emeritus, Yale College, since 1991. Department chairman French, 1978-1979, provost, 1979-1981. Professor summers University of Illinois,1946, Middlebury College, 1951, 54, University of Minnesota, 1948, University of Michigan, 1952, University of California at Berkeley, 1959.
Secretary Fourth International Congress Enlightenment, 1975.
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Trustee Hopkins Grammar Day Prospect Hill School, 1970-1978. Board directors American Council Learned Socs., 1979-1989, Chairman of the Board, 1982-1989, chairman emeritus,1989-1995. Served with French Army, 1939-1940.
Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1945. Member American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society, American Society 18th Century Studies (president 1974-1975), International Council Philosophy and Humanistic Studies (vice president 1982-1984), American Association Teachers French, Union Academique Internationale (board directors 1983-1986, vice president 1986-1989, president 1989-1992), Modern Language Association, Association des Etudes Francaises, Society d'Etude du XVIIIe Siecle, Phi Beta Kappa.
Academy Arts and Scis.
American Philosophical Society
American Society 18th Century Studies (president 1974-75)
1974 - 1975
International Council Philosophy and Humanistic Studies (vice president 1982-84)
1982 - 1984
American Association Teachers French
Union Academique Internationale (board directors 1983-86, vice president 1986-89, president 1989-92)
1983 - 1986
Modern Language Association
Association des Etudes Francaises
Society d'Etude du XVIIIe Siecle
Phi Beta Kappa.
Reading, drawing.
Married Martha Corkery, February 19, 1949 (deceased December 1997). Children: Anne May Berwind, Catherine May Dias.