Background
Landa, Louis A. was born on November 6, 1901 in Hallettsville, Texas, United States. Son of Max and Bessie Fanny (Nathan) Landa.
Landa, Louis A. was born on November 6, 1901 in Hallettsville, Texas, United States. Son of Max and Bessie Fanny (Nathan) Landa.
Bachelor, University Texas, 1923; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1926; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1941.
Oldright fellow in philosophy, University Texas, 1924; instructor English, University Texas, 1926-1928; instructor, University of Chicago, 1932-1941; assistant professor, University of Chicago, 1941-1945; associate professor, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1946-1953; professor, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1954-1970; professor emeritus, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1970-1989; senior fellow county humanities, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1958-1959. Honorary lecturer U. London, 1952-1953, Fulbright lecturer Trinity term Oxford (England) University, 1953. Advisory editor Augustan Reprint Society, Wesleyan-Clarendon edit Henry Fielding.
Fellow Royal History Society. Member Modern Language Association (editorial board 1963-1968), Modern Humanities Research Association, Old Guard Princeton.
Married Hazel Schaeffer, September 10, 1928.