Background
Lerner, Laurence David was born on December 12, 1925 in Cape Town, South Africa. Son of Israel and May (Harrison) Lerner. came to the United States, 1985.
Lerner, Laurence David was born on December 12, 1925 in Cape Town, South Africa. Son of Israel and May (Harrison) Lerner. came to the United States, 1985.
Bachelor, University Cape Town, 1944. Master of Arts, University Cape Town, 1945. Bachelor, Cambridge University, 1949.
Assistant lecturer, U. College of Gold Coast, 1949-1953; lecturer, Queens University, Belfast, England, 1953-1962; lecturer, U. Sussex, Brighton, England, 1962-1966; reader, U. Sussex, Brighton, England, 1966-1970; professor, U. Sussex, Brighton, England, 1970-1985; Kenan professor, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, since 1985. Visiting professor Munich U., 1968-1969, 74-75, Paris U., 1982, U. Ottawa, 1983.
Fellow Royal Society Literature.
Married Natalie Winch, June 15, 1948. Children: David, Edwin, Martin, Richard.