Background
Gates, John Edward was born on February 2, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of John Alexander and Nellie Mary (Sharar) Gates.
Gates, John Edward was born on February 2, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of John Alexander and Nellie Mary (Sharar) Gates.
Bachelor, Maryville College, 1945. Bachelor's Degree, Yale University, 1949. Master of Sacred Theology, Harvard University, 1953.
Doctor of Philosophy, Hartford Seminary Foundation, 1968.
Teacher Gerard Institute, Sidon, Lebanon, 1949—1952. Assistant editor Merriam Company, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1956—1962. Research associate Hartford Seminary Foundation, Connecticut, 1965—1967, University Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1968—1970.
Professor English Indiana State University, Terre Haute, 1970—1989, emeritus professor, since 1989. Dictionary consultant National Endowment of the Humanities, Washington, 1975—1984. Fulbright senior professor University Regensburg, Germany, 1989—1990.
Served with United States Navy, 1945-1946.
(Book by Maxine Tull and John Edward Gates Boatne)
Served withUSN, 1945-1946. Member Dictionary Society North America (president 1976-1977, editor newsletter 1977-1989, secretary/treasurer 1981-1989), American Dialect Society, European Association Lexicography. Member United Church of Christ.
Married Marion McIntosh Thompson Gates, August 31, 1950. Children: Elizabeth Thompson, William Sharar, Alan McIntosh.