Background
Woof, Robert Samuel was born on April 20, 1931 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. Son of William Woof, Annie Mason.
Woof, Robert Samuel was born on April 20, 1931 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. Son of William Woof, Annie Mason.
Master of Arts, Pembroke College, Oxford, England, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, University Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1959. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Lancaster University, 1993.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, 2001.
Lecturer University Toronto, Ontario, 1958—1961. Lord Adams of Ennerdale fellow Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1961—1962, lecturer, 1962—1971, reader in English literature, 1971—1992. Director Wordsworth Trust Collection, Ambleside, England, since 1989.
Vice chairman Northern Arts, England, 1974—1981. Acting chairman drama panel Arts Council, England, 1985—1986, chairman literature panel, 1984—1988. Chairman English Touring Theatre, England, 1993—2000.
Fellow: Royal Society Literature.
Married Pamela Shirley Moore, April 2, 1958. Children: Madeleine, Lawrence, Thomas, Emily.