Background
Allen, Jeremiah Mervin was born on September 3, 1919 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Jeremiah Mervin and Dorothy (Lucas) Allen.
Allen, Jeremiah Mervin was born on September 3, 1919 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Jeremiah Mervin and Dorothy (Lucas) Allen.
AB, Duke University, 1947. Master of Arts, Tufts University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, University Colorado, 1956.
Instructor English University Colorado, Boulder, 1948-1955, assistant professor, 1956-1960, associate professor, 1960-1962, professor, 1962-1968. Professor, associate provost University Massachusetts, Amherst, 1968-1970, professor English, since 1970, dean, 1970-1983, president faculty senate, since 1986.
Served to lieutenant Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1940-1945. Member Council College of Arts and Sciences (president 1974-1975), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Aldith Kent Sutton, October 5, 1941. Children: Jeremiah Mervin, Peter, Barbara, Stanley, Jonathan.