Background
Hays, Peter L. was born on April 18, 1938 in Bremerhaven, Federal Republic of Germany. Son of Eric and Elsa (Nussbaum) Hays. came to the United States, 1938, naturalized, 1945.
English language and literature educator
Hays, Peter L. was born on April 18, 1938 in Bremerhaven, Federal Republic of Germany. Son of Eric and Elsa (Nussbaum) Hays. came to the United States, 1938, naturalized, 1945.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Rochester, 1959; Master of Arts, New York University, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1965.
Instructor English, Ohio State University, 1965-1966; assistant professor, University of California, Davis, 1966-1972; associate professor, University of California, Davis, 1972-1977; professor, University of California, Davis, since 1977; coordinator undergraduate studies, University of California, Davis, 1973-1974; department chairman English, University of California, Davis, 1974-1977; chairman English county, University of California, Davis, 1975-1977; member executive county, University of California, Davis, since 1998; department chairman German, University of California, Davis, 1997-1998.
(Book by Hays, Peter L.)
Board of directors Hemingway Foundation, 1994-1997. Served with United States Army, 1959-1960. Member Modern Language Association, Pacific Modern and Ancient Language Association, Hemingway Society.
Married Myrna Grace Mantel, September 14, 1963. Children— Melissa, Eric, Jeffrey.