Background

Woof, Robert Samuel was born on April 20, 1931 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. Son of William Woof, Annie Mason.

Education

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.

Career

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.

Achievements

• Robert Samuel Woof has been listed as a noteworthy foundation administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

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.

Connections

Married Pamela Shirley Moore, April 2, 1958. Children: Madeleine, Lawrence, Thomas, Emily.

Father:

William Woof Woof

Spouse:

Pamela Shirley Moore

child:

Emily Woof

child:

Thomas Woof

child:

Madeleine Woof

child:

Lawrence Woof