Background
Pei, Mario Andrew was born on February 16, 1901 in Rome, Italy. Son of Francesco and Luisa (Ferri) Pei.
Pei, Mario Andrew was born on February 16, 1901 in Rome, Italy. Son of Francesco and Luisa (Ferri) Pei.
Came to the United States, 1908, naturalized, 1925. Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, College City New York, 1925. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia, 1932.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Fort Lauderdale University, 1973.
Private tutor, 1920-1921. Instructor Regis High School, New York City, 1921-1922, Franklin School, New York City, 1922-1923, College City New York, also Townsend Harris High School, New York City, 1923-1937. Member of faculty Columbia, 1937-1970, professor romance philology, 1952-1970.
Retired Linguistic consultant Army Language School, 1960.
Visiting Andrew Mellon professor romance languages U. Pittsburgh, 1962-1963.
Visiting professor romance philology Rutgers University, 1963-1964. Visiting Professor of English and linguistics Seton Hall University, 1970-1972.
Visiting lecturer Brigham Young University, 1970, 72.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization lecturer universities Lisbon and Coimbra (Portugal), 1961.
Member of faculty Columbia, 1937-1970, professor romance philology, 1952-1970. Member New York County Grand Jury, 1944-1962. Member Modern Language Association, American Association Teachers French, American Association Teachers Spanish, American Association Teachers Italian, International Linguistic Association, American Society Geolinguistics, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Pearl Glover, June 25, 1924.