Background
Scanlon, Paul Alexander was born on October 2, 1934 in Brighton, Ontario, Canada. Son of Mark Francis and Kathleen (Gunn) Scanlon.
Scanlon, Paul Alexander was born on October 2, 1934 in Brighton, Ontario, Canada. Son of Mark Francis and Kathleen (Gunn) Scanlon.
Bachelor of Arts, University Toronto, 1956. Master of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, Trinity College, University Dublin, 1966.
Assistant professor English, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, 1959-1961, 63-65. Visiting professor English, University West Indies, Jamaica, Barbados, 1966-1971. Senior lecturer Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, 1972-1974.
Professor, chairman English University College Swaziland, Kwaluseni, 1974-1979.
Visiting scholar University Kent, Canterbury, 1979-1980. Professor, chairman English, University College Bahrain, Arabian Gulf, 1980-1985.
Professor English, University Bahrain, since 1985.
Married Marit Pool, December 28, 1965.