Background
Whitehall, Harold was born on May 14, 1905 in Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England. Son of Charles Henry and Beatrice Eliza (Fallows) Whitehall. came to the United States, 1928.
Whitehall, Harold was born on May 14, 1905 in Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England. Son of Charles Henry and Beatrice Eliza (Fallows) Whitehall. came to the United States, 1928.
Student, Nottingham University, England, 1927. Bachelor (honorary,), London University, 1927. Doctor of Philosophy, University Iowa, 1931.
Instructor English, U. Iowa, 1928-1931;
assistant editor Middle English Dictionary, University of Michigan, 1931-1938;
lecturer English, University of Wisconsin, 1938-1939;
assistant Professor of English, Queens College, New York City, 1940-1941;
associate Professor of English and chairman linguistics, Indiana U., 1941-1949;
professor, chairman, Indiana U., 1949-1959;
Professor of English language and linguistics, Indiana U., 1959-1986. Linguistic director dictionary division World Public Company, Cleveland, 1941-1951. Linguistic and etymological editor New World Dictionary, 1951, 53.
Inaugurated television credit courses Linguistics, English Composition and Poetics,1953-1956.
Member Linguistic Society of America, American Dialect Society (life), Modern Language Association American.
Son of Charles Henry and Beatrice Eliza (Fallows) W. M. Felizitas Schoeny, June 8, 1949. 1 daughter, Beatrix Deborah.