Background
Nelson,, Lowry was born on May 1, 1926 in Provo, Utah, United States. Son of Lowry and Florence (Newell) Nelson.
comparative literature educator
Nelson,, Lowry was born on May 1, 1926 in Provo, Utah, United States. Son of Lowry and Florence (Newell) Nelson.
AB, Harvard University, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1951.
Junior fellow Society Fellows, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1951-1954. Instructor Harvard University, 1954-1956. Assistant to associate professor English University of California at Los Angeles, 1956-1964.
Associate professor comparative literature Yale University, New Haven, 1964-1971, professor, from 1971, chairman medieval studies, 1981-1986. Panelist Foreign Area Fellowship Program, Ford Foundation, New York City, 1964-1966, National Endowment of the Humanities, Washington, 1977-1982, 88.
Board directors New Haven Symphony, 1968-1974. Member International Comparative Lit Association, Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association International, Medieval Academy American, Modern Humanities Research Association, Elizabethan Club, Glapthorne Society, Yale Club of New York City.