Background
Steiner, George was born on April 23, 1929 in Paris. Son of Frederick George and Elsie (Franzos) Steiner.
Steiner, George was born on April 23, 1929 in Paris. Son of Frederick George and Elsie (Franzos) Steiner.
Bachelor, University Chicago, 1949. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford University, 1955.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), Trinity College, Dublin, 1996. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Louvain University, 1980. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Mount Holyoke College, 1983.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), Durham University, 1995. Doctor honoris causa, University Bristol, 1989. Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Glasgow, 1990.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Liége, 1990. Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Ulster, 1993. Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Durham, 1995.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), Kenyon College, 1996. Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Rome, 1998. Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Sorbonne, 1998.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Salamanca, 2002. Doctor of Letters (honorary), University London, 2006. Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Bologna, 2006.
Member staff Economist, London, 1952-1956. Member staff Institute Advanced Study Princeton (New York ) University, New Jersey, 1956-1958, Gauss lecturer, 1959-1960. Massey lecturer, 1974.
First Lord Weidenfeld professor Company Literature Oxford University, since 1994. Charles Eliot Norton professor poetry Harvard University, since 2001. Consultant and lecturer in field.
Maurice lecturer University London, 1984, Leslie Stephen lecturer Cambridge University, 1985, William Polk Ker lecturer University Glasgow, 1986. Lecturer Page-Barbour Lectures University Virginia, 1987, Gifford lecturer, 1990. Visiting professor College France, 1992.
First Lord Weidenfield visiting professor comparative literature, Oxford University, since 1994.
Fellow British Academy. Member American Academy Arts and Sciences (honorary), English Association (president 1975), German Academy Literature (correspondent).
Married Zara Shakow, 1955. Children: David Milton, Deborah Tarn.