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Dodds, John Wendell was born on July 20, 1902 in Grove City, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Samuel and Alice (Dunn) Dodds.
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The Age of Paradox; a Biography of England 1841-1851
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Age Of Paradox, The: A Biography Of England 1841-51
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Age Of Paradox, The: A Biography Of England 1841-51, by Dodds, John W.
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The Age of Paradox: A Biography of England 1841 - 1851
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The Age Of Paradox, A Biography Of England 1841-51.
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Thomas Southerne: Dramatist (Yale studies in English)
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Everyday Life in Twentieth Century America
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Everyday life in twentieth century America (Everyday life in America)
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The age of paradox : a biography of England, 1841-1951 / John Wendell Dodds
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The age of paradox; a biography of England
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The Several Lives of Paul Fejos: A Hungarian-American Odyssey
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Several Lives Of Paul Fejos, The: A Hungarian-American Odyssey, by Doods, John W.
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John Wendell Dodds
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John Wendell Dodds, American English language educator. Fellow Guggenheim Foundation, 1947-1948, Viking Fund, 1948. Trustee College of Wooster, Ohio, 1966-1975, Mills College, Oakland, California, 1943-1953, Pomona College, Claremont College, 1955-1968. Member Modern Language Association, American Association of University Professors, American Council Learned Societies, Author's Club (London), Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Sigma Rho.
Education
Bachelor, College of Wooster, 1924. Doctor of Letters, College of Wooster, 1945. Master of Arts, Yale University, 1927.
Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1932.
Career
Faculty department English, U. Pittsburgh, 1927-1937;
associate Professor of English, Stanford (California) U., 1937-1939;
professor, Stanford (California) U., 1939-1967;
director special programs in humanities, dean School Humanities, Stanford (California) U., 1942-1948;
Jackson Eli Reynolds professor humanities, Stanford (California) U., 1962-1967;
emeritus, Stanford (California) U., 1967-1989. Visiting lecturer, consultant humanities Emory University, 1953. Visiting professor U. Hawaii, 1953.
Senior consultant humanities Ednl. Radio and television Center, Ann Arbor, 1955-1958. Board directors Wenner-Gren Foundation, 1954-1989, president, 1965-1977.
Editorial advisory board World Book Encyc., 1963-1968.
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The Several Lives of Paul Fejos: A Hungarian-American Odyssey
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Age Of Paradox, The: A Biography Of England 1841-51
(Age Of Paradox, The: A Biography Of England 1841-51, by D...)
- Thackeray, a critical portrait
- The Age of Paradox; a Biography of England 1841-1851
- The Age of Paradox: A Biography of England 1841 - 1851
- Everyday Life in Twentieth Century America
- The Age Of Paradox, A Biography Of England 1841-51.
- Thomas Southerne: Dramatist (Yale studies in English)
- Everyday Life in Twentieth Century America
- Everyday life in twentieth century America (Everyday life in America)
- Thomas Southerne, dramatist,
- The age of paradox : a biography of England, 1841-1951 / John Wendell Dodds
- The age of paradox; a biography of England
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The Several Lives of Paul Fejos: A Hungarian-American Odyssey
Membership
Trustee College of Wooster, Ohio, 1966-1975, Mills College, Oakland, California, 1943-1953, Pomona College, Claremont College, 1955-1968. Member Modern Language Association, American Association of University Professors, American Council Learned Societies, Author's Club (London), Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Sigma Rho.
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Married Jarjorie Jane Krantz, June 18, 1928. Children: John Arthur, Christopher Deis.
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American
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1924
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1945
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1927
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1932