Background
Brown, Marcus Gordon was born on March 14, 1908 in Miami, Florida, United States. Son of David Chappel and Lula (Bell) Brown.
Brown, Marcus Gordon was born on March 14, 1908 in Miami, Florida, United States. Son of David Chappel and Lula (Bell) Brown.
Bachelor of Arts, Columbia Union College, 1927. Master of Arts, Emory University, 1936. Docteur ès Lettres, University Dijon (France), 1939.
Doctor en Filosofía y Letras, University Madrid (Spain), 1940.
Teacher foreign languages high school, Jacksonville, Florida, 1927-1930, Boys" High School, Atlanta, 1930-1936. Instructor English and French, University Florida, 1936-1938. Assistant professor foreign languages Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, 1940-1942, associate professor, 1942-1943, professor, 1943-1950.
Specialist United States Office Education, 1944-1946.
Cultural attache American embassy Bogotá, Colombia, 1950-1952, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1952-1954. Assistant chancellor University System Georgia, Atlanta, 1954-1957.
Foreign language coordinator Georgia State Department Education, Atlanta, 1957-1962. Associate professor Romance languages Memphis State University, 1963-1967, professor, 1967-1971, professor modern languages, 1971-1973.
Summer visiting professor Duke University, 1941-1944, University Havana, 1943, University Georgia, 1947, University Montana, 1948.
Visiting professor Fort Lewis College, 1975, Henderson State University, 1976-1977. Lecturer United States Department State, Latin American, 1948-1949, Spain and Portugal, 1957-1958. Lecturer numerous institutions and organizations United States and abroad.
Member Sociedad Bolivariana de Colombia, American Association Teachers Spanish and Portugese, American Association Teachers French, American Association Teachers Italian, American Association Teachers German, American Association of University Professors, Modern Language Association, South. Central Modern Language Association, Phi Sigma Iota, Sigma Delta Pi, Pi Delta Phi, Delta Phi Alpha.