Background
Wrenn, James Joseph was born on July 7, 1926 in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Son of James Joseph and Mariea (Enright) Wrenn.
Wrenn, James Joseph was born on July 7, 1926 in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Son of James Joseph and Mariea (Enright) Wrenn.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1964.
Lecturer in Chinese, Graduate School, Yale University, New Haven, 1961-1962; lecturer in Chinese, Brown U., Providence, 1962-1964; assistant professor, Brown U., 1964-1967; associate professor linguistics, Brown U., 1967-1973; professor, Brown U., 1974-1991; co-chairman East Asian Studies, Brown U., 1987-1995; director Center for Language Studies, Brown U., 1987-1990; professor emeritus, Brown U., 1996.
Platoon sergeant United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1944-1946, PTO, 1950-1952, Korea. Member American Association of University Professors, Modern Language Association, American Council Teachers Foreign Languages, Association Asian Studies, Chinese Language Teachers Association Clubs: Faculty.
Married Harriet Huddleston Calhoun, July 7, 1953. Children: Annemarie Wrenn-Bessmer, James Joseph, Michael Enright, Christopher David.