Background
Doren, Mark Van was born on June 13, 1894 in Hope, Illinois, United States. Son of Charles Lucius and Dora Anne (Butz) Van Doren.
Doren, Mark Van was born on June 13, 1894 in Hope, Illinois, United States. Son of Charles Lucius and Dora Anne (Butz) Van Doren.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Illinois, 1914, Master of Arts, 1915, Little Doctorate., 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia, 1920, Doctor of Letters, 1960, Bowdoin, 1944. Doctor of Humane Letters, Adelphi, 1957.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Mount Mary College, 1965.
Doctor of Letters, Knox College, 1966, Harvard, 1966, Jewish Theological Seminary American, 1970. Doctor of Medicine (honorary), Connecticut Medical Society, 1966.
Instructor English, Columbia, 1920-1924, assistant professor, 1924-1935, associate professor, 1935-1942, professor, 1942-1959. Lecturer Saint John's College, Maryland., 1937-1957. Literature editor The Nation, 1924-1928, motion picture critic, 1935-1938.
Participant in radio talks Invitation to Learning, 1940-1942 (Columbia Broadcasting System).
The Eternal Light, 1952 (National Broadcasting Company).
Member American Academy Arts and Letters.
Married Dorothy Graffe, 1922. Children: Charles, John.