Background
McWilliams, John Probasco was born on July 22, 1940 in Cleveland. Son of John Probasco and Ella (Barlow) McWilliams.
McWilliams, John Probasco was born on July 22, 1940 in Cleveland. Son of John Probasco and Ella (Barlow) McWilliams.
Children by previous marriage: Andrew, Suzannah, Kirsten, Elizabeth. Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University, 1962. AM, Harvard University, 1963, Doctor of Philosophy, 1968.
Assistant professor University of California, Berkeley, 1968-1974. Associate professor.U. Illinois, Chicago, 1974-1977, associate head department English, 1975-1977. Professor Middlebury College, Vermont, since 1978, department chairman American literature Middlebury, 1978-1990, vice president for academic affairs, 1995-1997.
Member Modern Language Association, American Studies Association Beta Kappa.
Married Mireille Barbaud, July 13, 1985. Children: Christopher, Isabel.