Background
Bishop, Morris Gilbert was born on April 15, 1893 in Willard, New York, United States. Son of Edwin Rubergall and Bessie (Gilbert) Bishop.
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Morris Gilbert Bishop
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Bachelor of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1913, Master of Arts 1914, Doctor of Philosophy, 1926. Doctor honoris causa, U. Rennes, 1948. Doctor of Literature, Union College, 1953, U. Laval, 1954, Hofstra College, 1956, Colgate University, 1959.
Doctor of Letters (honorary) Trent University, 1969.
Career
Instructor Romance languages Cornell Univercity, 1921-1926, assistant professor, 1926-1936, professor, 1936-1960, faculty trustee, 1957-1960, curator Cornell ú Dante and Petrarch College, from 1970. Visiting professor American civilization U. Athens, 1951-1952.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Relief Administration Mission to Finland, 1919. Served as Lieutenant in infantry United States Army, World War I. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member Modern Language Association American (president 1964), National Institute Arts and Letters, American Association Teachers French, Phi Beta Kappa (senator 1958-1964). Club: Century (New York City).
Connections
Married Alison Mason Kingsbury, June 14, 1927.
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Religion
Unitarian