Background
Widdowson, John David Allison was born on June 22, 1935 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.
English language and literature educator
Widdowson, John David Allison was born on June 22, 1935 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.
Bachelor, Oxford (England) University, 1959. Master of Arts, Oxford (England) University, 1963. Master of Arts, Leeds (England) University, 1966.
Doctor of Philosophy, Memorial University Newfoundland, Canada, 1972. Doctor of Letters, University Edinburgh, 1999. Doctor of Letters, Memorial University, Newfoundland, 2000.
Lecturer in English Memorial University Newfoundland, 1962-1964. Assistant lecturer English language University Sheffield, 1964-1965, lecturer in English language, 1965-1974, senior lecturer in English Language, 1974-1978, director Center for English Cultural Tradition and Language, 1976-1997, reader in English language, 1978-1984, professor English language and linguistics, 1984-1996, professor English language and cultural tradition, since 1996. Co-director Institute for Folklore Studies in Britain and Canada, University Sheffield/Memorial University Newfoundland, since 1986.
Director National Center for English Cultural Tradition, since 1997.
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Fellow Folklore Fellows International. Member Folklore Society (president 1987-1990, vice president since 1990), Yorkshire Dialect Society (member council since 1970), American Folklore Society.