Background
Wheelock, John Hall was born in 1886 in Far Rockaway, Long Island, New York, United States. Son of William Efner and Emily Charlotte (Hall) Wheelock.
Wheelock, John Hall was born in 1886 in Far Rockaway, Long Island, New York, United States. Son of William Efner and Emily Charlotte (Hall) Wheelock.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1908. Student of University Gottingen, 1909, U. Berlin, 1910. Doctor Humane Letters, Otterbein College, 1954.
With Charles Scribner’s Sons, publications, 1911-1957, editor, 1926-1957, director, secretary, 1932-1942, treasurer, 1942-1946, assistant treasurer, assistant secretary, 1946-1957. Honorary fellow Academy American Poets. Vice president Poetry Society American, 1944-1946.
Honorary consultant American letters Library of Congress.
Member National Institute Arts and Letters (vice president), American Academy Arts and Letters, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Phyllis E. de Kay, August 25, 1940.