James Llewellyn Thorson

Background

Thorson, James Llewellyn was born on January 7, 1934 in Yankton, South Dakota, United States. Son of James Albert and Doris Reece (Burgi) Thorson.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Education, University Nebraska, 1956. Master of Arts, University Nebraska, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1966.

Master of Arts (honorary), Oxford (England) University, 1976.

Career

Instructor English University Nebraska, Lincoln, 1961-1962. Assistant professor University New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1965-1970, associate professor, 1970-1984. Visiting professor University Kiril i Metodij, Skopje, Yugoslavia, 1971-1972, University Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Federal Republic of Germany, 1983.

Professor English University New Mexico, Albuquerque, since 1984. Visiting professor University Munster, Munster, Federal Republic of Germany, 1985-1986, 92-93. Lecturer United States Information Agency, Yugoslavia, Switzerland, Denmark, Czechoslovakia, Federal Republic of Germany, England, Belgium, 1971, 85, 93, 95.

Achievements

• James Llewellyn Thorson has been listed as a noteworthy English language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Yugoslav Perspectives on American Literature An Anthology
  • Pocket Companion for Oxford a Facsimile

Membership

Lieutenant United States Navy, 1956-1959. Member Modern Language Association, American Association of University Professors (president University New Mexico chapter 1968-1970, member national council 1995-1998), Old Members Jesus College Oxford, American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (patron), Wig and Pen Club (London).

Interests

• Avocations: travel, skiing.

Connections

Married Barbara Gay Jelgerhuis, September 6, 1957 (divorced 1970). Married Connie Capers, June 6, 1970.

Father:

James Albert Thorson

Mother:

Doris Reece (Burgi) Thorson

Spouse:

Barbara Gay Jelgerhuis

Spouse:

Connie Capers