Background
DePorte, Michael Vitál was born on April 24, 1939 in Albany, New York, United States. Son of Joseph Vitál and Elizabeth (Parkhurst) Depositus.
DePorte, Michael Vitál was born on April 24, 1939 in Albany, New York, United States. Son of Joseph Vitál and Elizabeth (Parkhurst) Depositus.
Bachelor, University of Minnesota, 1960; Master of Arts, Stanford University, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1966; affiliated with, University College, London, 1963-1964.
From instructor to assistant professor, University of Chicago, 1965-1972; from assistant professor to associate professor, U. N.H., Durham, 1972-1981; professor, U. N.H., Durham, since 1981; director graduate studies in English, U. N.H., Durham, 1981-1987; department chairman English, U. N.H., Durham, since 1987. Visiting assistant professor Stanford (California) U., 1972.
Member Modern Language Association, American Society for 18th Century Studies, 18th Century Ireland Society, Ehrenpreis Center for Swift Studies (Germany).
Married Melinda Ann Hitchcock, August 30, 1958 (divorced November 1991). Children: Catherine Elizabeth, Rebecca Anne. Married Judith Halvorsen Lindberg, July 5, 1992.