Background
Well, Irwin was born on April 16, 1928 in Cincinnati. Son of Sidney and Florence (Levy) Well.
Well, Irwin was born on April 16, 1928 in Cincinnati. Son of Sidney and Florence (Levy) Well.
Bachelor, University Chicago, 1948. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1960.
Doctor (honorary), Nevsky Institute, Petersburg, Russia, 1999.
Teaching fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1955-1958; assistant professor, Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1958-1965; associate professor, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1966-1970; professor Russian, Russian Literature, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, since 1970. President, member board directors American Council Teachers of Russian., Washington, since 1967.
Married Vivian Max, December 27, 1950. Children: Martin, Alice, Daniel.