Background
Birk, Newman Peter was born on March 24, 1906 in Owensboro, Kentucky, United States. Son of Louis Newman and Alyee Latimer (Baughman) Birk.
Birk, Newman Peter was born on March 24, 1906 in Owensboro, Kentucky, United States. Son of Louis Newman and Alyee Latimer (Baughman) Birk.
Bachelor of Arts, Centre College, 1928. Master of Arts, Tufts U., 1930. Postgraduate Harvard, 1932-1937.
Teaching fellow English, Tufts U., 1928-1930, instructor, 1932-1941, assistant to associate professor, 1941-1957, Professor of English, 1958, Feltcher professor rhetoric, since 1959, chairman freshman English, 1941-1964. Instructor English, Simmons College, 1930-1932. Carnegie intern general education Brown U., 1955-1956.
Member National Council Teachers English (director 1959-1962), Modern Language Association, Conference Composition and Communication, American Association University professors.
Married Mary Genevieve Blane, June 24, 1933.