Background
Luik, James Jacques Azovsky-van was born on April 26, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James Zekharyahu Azovsky-van Luik and Marie (Bass) van Luik.
Luik, James Jacques Azovsky-van was born on April 26, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James Zekharyahu Azovsky-van Luik and Marie (Bass) van Luik.
Bachelor of Science, Columbia University, 1956. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford (England) University, 1966.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Dhaka, Ramna, Bangladesh, 1985.
Teaching associate, Columbia University, New York City, 1960, 61; assistant professor, Columbia University, New York City, 1970-1974; associate professor, Columbia University, New York City, 1976-1980; professor, Columbia University, New York City, 1981-1990; assistant professor, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, 1962-1963; associate professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1967-1970; Smith-Mundt Fulbright professor, U. Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1975-1976; adjunct fellow, Oxford (England) University, 1986-1991. United Nations educational scientific and cultural expert United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Turkey, 1981, Greece,1982, Egypt, 1983, Tanzania, 1984, Bangladesh, 1985. Consultant U. Nairobi, Kenya, 1986.
Member of advisory board land use regulation committee Governor of Maine, Augusta, 1980. With United States Coast Guard, 1955-1956. Member Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association.
Married Ann-Marie Palm, June 6, 1964 (divorced 1976). 1 child, Colette; married Florence W. Rosenstock, September 26, 1993.