Background

Bakker, Jan was born on January 27, 1936 in New York City. Son of Albertus Haaie and Elise Anna Wilhelmina Bakker.

Education

Bachelor, University Virginia, 1958. Master of Arts, University Virginia, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, University Tennessee, 1975.

Career

Instructor Clemson (South Carolina) University, 1960-1962, Memphis (Tennessee) State University, 1962-1963. Instructor, teaching assistant University Tennessee, Knoxville, 1963-1967, 72-77. Assistant professor Armstrong State College, Savannah, Georgia, 1967-1968.

Lecturer University Maryland, 1968-1972. Professor English Utah State University, Logan, since 1977. Senior Fulbright professor Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 1980-1981, Heidelberg (Germany) University, summer 1991.

Achievements

• January Bakker has been listed as a noteworthy English language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Pastoral in Antebellum Southern Romance (Southern Literary Studies)

    (Book by Bakker, Jan)

Membership

Captain United States Army Reserve, 1959-1975. Member Modern Language Association, American Literature Association, Society for the Study Southern Literature, American Studies Association, Children's Literature Association, York Rite Freemasonry, Harmony Lodge F & A.M., Jefferson Society, Theta Delta Chi.

Interests

• Avocations: fencing, dressage, tennis, walking.

Connections

Father:

Albertus Haaie

Mother:

Elise Anna Wilhelmina Bakker