Background
Johnson, Maurice O. was born on July 18, 1913 in Rosemont, Nebraska, United States. Son of Oscar Theodore and Alice Welthia (Cook) Johnson.
Johnson, Maurice O. was born on July 18, 1913 in Rosemont, Nebraska, United States. Son of Oscar Theodore and Alice Welthia (Cook) Johnson.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Nebraska, 1935, Master of Arts, 1936. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia, 1949.
Instructor English literature and language U. Nebraska, 1936-1938, Carnegie Institute Technology, 1939-1942. Assistant professor Syracuse University, 1948-1950. Member of faculty University of Pennsylvania, 1950-1978, Professor of English, 1962-1978, chairman graduate English department, 1962-1965.
Visiting lecturer Columbia, summer 1956.
Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Member Modern Language Association, Delta Upsilon, Sigma Upsilon.
Married Nancy Coe Dilworth, October 21, 1945. Children: Laurie (Mistress Robert Lopatin), Kate, Scott Dilworth, Amy.