Leonard Howard Unger

Background

Unger, Leonard Howard was born on July 26, 1916 in New York City. Son of Joseph and Sadie (Friedman) University.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Vanderbilt University, 1937; Master of Arts, Louisiana State University, 1938; postgraduate, Louisiana State University, 1938-1939; Doctor of Philosophy, State University Iowa, 1941.

Career

English instructor, Bemidji (Minnesota) State College, 1941; English instructor, Bard College, 1946-1947; member of faculty, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, since 1947; Professor of English, University of Minnesota, 1956-1986; professor emeritus, University of Minnesota, since 1986; co-editor pamphlets on American writers, University of Minnesota, since 1961. Fulbright lecturer American literature U. Rome, U. Florence, Italy, 1957-1958, U. Athens, 1963-1964.

Achievements

• Leonard Howard Unger has been listed as a noteworthy literature educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The Man in the Name: Essays on the Experience of Poetry

    (Format Hardcover Subject Literary Collections)

  • The man in the name; essays on the experience of poetry.
  • The Man in the Name: Essays on the Experience of Poetry
  • Seven Modern American Poets

Membership

Served with United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945. Member Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Sherley Glasscock, July 3, 1946. Children: Anne Elizabeth, Thomas Michael, Amy Catherine.

Father:

Joseph University

Mother:

Sadie (Friedman) University

Spouse:

Sherley Glasscock

child:

Thomas Michael Unger

child:

Amy Catherine Unger

child:

Anne Elizabeth Unger