Background
Wilders, John Simpson was born on July 30, 1927 in Mansfield, England. Son of Charles Alban and Emily Ida (Simpson) Wilders.
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Education
Bachelor, Cambridge University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge University, 1954. Master of Arts, Oxford University, 1968.
Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford University, 1968.
Career
Instructor English, Princeton (New Jersey) University, 1954-1955. Lecturer English, Bristol (England) University, 1955-1967, senior lecturer, 1967-1968. Fellow, tutor, professor English Worcester College, Oxford, England, 1968-1987.
Professor humanities Middlebury (Vermont) College, 1987-1998. Visiting professor University California, Santa Barbara, 1975. Research fellow Australian National University, Canberra, 1976.
Literary consultant British Broadcasting Corporation television Shakespeare Series, 1977-1984.
Achievements
Membership
Board governors Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon, since 1965. Served with Royal Navy, 1945-1948. Member Oxford and Cambridge Club (London).
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Married Benedikte Schack, July 25, 1954. Children: Thomas Christopher, James Christian.
Education
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1951
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1954
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1968
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1968
Career
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1954 - 1955
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1955 - 1967
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1968 - 1987
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1987 - 1998