Background
Levenson, Jacob Clavner was born on October 1, 1922 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Joseph Mayer and Frances (Hahn) Levenson.
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Levenson, Jacob Clavner was born on October 1, 1922 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Joseph Mayer and Frances (Hahn) Levenson.
AB, Harvard University, 1943; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1951.
Tutor in history and literature Harvard, 1946-1950, visiting lecturer English and general education, 1951-1952. Instructor English University Connecticut, 1950-1954. Assistant professor to professor English University Minnesota, 1954-1967.
Edgar Allan Poe professor English University Virginia, Charlottesville, 1967-1999, chairman department, 1971-1974, professor emeritus Charlottesville, since 1999. Faculty Salzburg (Austria) Seminar in American Studies, 1947, 49. Member Committee of Consultant, Notable American Women, 1607-1950, 63-72.
(This wise and eloquent study of the mind and art of Henry...)
Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1945. Fellow University of Virginia Society Fellows (senior). Member Modern Language Association, American Studies Association, SignetSoc., Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Charlotte Elizabeth Getz, June 6, 1946. Children: Anne L. Brown, Jill L. Eisenberg, Paul G.