Background
Black, Matthew Wilson was born on April 14, 1895 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William George and Della Gertrude (Yeager) Black.
Black, Matthew Wilson was born on April 14, 1895 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William George and Della Gertrude (Yeager) Black.
AB, Pennsylvania State University, 1915; AM, University of Pennsylvania, 1916; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania, 1928.
Teacher English literature, instructor English, University of Pennsylvania, 1916-1918, 19-23; assistant professor, University of Pennsylvania, 1923-1943; associate professor, University of Pennsylvania, 1933-1949; professor, University of Pennsylvania, from 1939. External examiner Swarthmore College, 1939-1941. Director drama secretary English Institute, Columbia University, 1929.
With United States Army, 1918. Member Modern Language Association, Shakespeare Society Philadelphia, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Phi Epsilon.
Married Dorothy S. Dinsmore, June 20, 1929. Children: Anne Bockee, Matthew W.