Background
Irving, Thomas Ballantine was born on July 20, 1914 in Preston, Ontario, Canada. Son of William John and Jessie Christina (MacIntyre) Irving.
(Kalilah and Dimnah: An English version of Bidpai's Fables...)
Kalilah and Dimnah: An English version of Bidpai's Fables based upon Ancient Arabic and Spanish Manuscripts. Originally published in hardback in 1980.
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consultant Spanish language educator
Irving, Thomas Ballantine was born on July 20, 1914 in Preston, Ontario, Canada. Son of William John and Jessie Christina (MacIntyre) Irving.
Bachelor, Toronto University, 1937. Maîtrise ès Lettres, Montreal University, 1938. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1940.
Instructor Spanish, University of California, Berkeley, 1940-1942;
instructor Spanish, Carleton U., Ottawa, Canada, 1942-1944;
director, Colegio Nueva Granada, Bogotá, Colombia, 1944-1945;
assistant professor, Wells College, Aurora, New York, 1945-1946;
catedrático, U. de San Carlos, Guatemala, 1946-1948;
from associate professor to professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1948-1965;
professor, North Control College, Naperville, Illinois, 1965-1967;
professor, U. Guelph, Ontario, Canada, 1967-1969;
professor, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1969-1980;
retired, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1980. Director summer school U. San Carlos, Guatemala City, 1946-1948. Trustee, dean American Islamic College, Chicago, 1981-1986.
Visiting professor U. Americas, Puebla, Mexico, 1984.
(Kalilah and Dimnah: An English version of Bidpai's Fables...)
(Islam Resurgent: The Islamic World Today by Prof. T. B. I...)
(Islam Resurgent: The Islamic World Today by Prof. T. B. I...)
Lieutenant Royal Canada Naval Service, 1942-1944. Member Lions Club.
Married Amanda Antillón, August 17, 1950 (divorced 1955). Children: Diana, Lillian, Nicholas. Married Evelyn Esther Uhrhan, June 30, 1961.