Background
Parrish, Stephen Maxfield was born on June 11, 1921 in Minneapolis. Son of Wayland Maxfield and Blanche Greeta (Leigh) Parrish.
Parrish, Stephen Maxfield was born on June 11, 1921 in Minneapolis. Son of Wayland Maxfield and Blanche Greeta (Leigh) Parrish.
AB, University of Illinois, 1942; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1954.
Teaching fellow, Harvard University, 1948-1950, 52-54; member of faculty, Cornell Univercity, since 1954; Professor of English, Cornell Univercity, 1966-1991; professor emeritus, Cornell Univercity, since 1991; associate dean College Arts and Sciences, Cornell Univercity also director 6-year Doctor of Philosophy program, Cornell Univercity, 1965-1969; visiting professor, United States Military Academy, 1964. Chairman region III Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Foundation, 1962-1970, region I Mellon Fellowships in Humanities, 1985-1992.
President Cornell Library. Associations, since 1991. Served to Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1942-1946, 50-52.
Captain Reserve; Member Modern Language Association, Society Friends, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Jean Jacob, February 26, 1945 (divorced September 1969). Children: Madeleine, Anne Leigh. Married Priscilla Alden Kiefer Baker-Carr, December 1969.