Background
Leer, Norman Robert was born on February 25, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Andrew and Helen (Kornstein) Leer.
Leer, Norman Robert was born on February 25, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Andrew and Helen (Kornstein) Leer.
Bachelor in English, Grinnell College, 1958. Master of Arts in English, Indiana University, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy in English, Indiana University, 1964.
Instructor English, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1963-1965;
assistant Professor of English, Beloit (Wisconsin) College, 1965-1967;
assistant Professor of English, Roosevelt University, Chicago, 1967-1972;
associate Professor of English, Roosevelt University, Chicago, 1972-1978;
Professor of English, Roosevelt University, Chicago, since 1978. Director special education Operation Encouragement, Chicago, 1966. Board member Urban Life Center, Chicago, 1970-1974.
Director Haydon Institute Ethical Studies, Chicago, 1968-1970. Fulbright lecturer Odense U., Denmark, 1974-1975.
(The poetry in this collection from Norman Leer is painful...)
(Ford, Ford Madox, -- 1873-1939 -- Characters -- Heroes.)
Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Grethe Brix-Jørgensen, May 9, 1975.