Background
Myers, Louis McCorry was born on November 16, 1901 in Jackson, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Caldwell and Alice O'Neil (McCorry) Myers.
Myers, Louis McCorry was born on November 16, 1901 in Jackson, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Caldwell and Alice O'Neil (McCorry) Myers.
AB, St. Stephen's College, New York, 1925; AM, Columbia University, 1929; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, 1935.
Instructor French,, U. Oregon, 1929-1932; instructor English,, Western Washington College Education, 1935-1936; instructor English,, U. Idaho, 1936-1937; professor, head department English,, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1937-1957; head division language and literature, Arizona State University, 1957-1962; Professor of English, Arizona State University, 1962-1972; professor emeritus, Arizona State University, 1972-1988.
Served to lieutenant colonel Signal Corps, Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Cornelia Bowden Pipes, December 13, 1930. 1 child, John Martin.