Background
Hill, Thomas Dana was born on May 6, 1940 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Thomas Dana, Senior and Margery Willard (Watson) Hill.
English and medieval studies educator
Hill, Thomas Dana was born on May 6, 1940 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Thomas Dana, Senior and Margery Willard (Watson) Hill.
Bachelor, Harvard, 1961; Master of Arts, University of Illinois, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1967.
Assistant Professor of English, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1967-1972; associate professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1972-1978; Professor of English and medieval studies, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, since 1978. Principal investigator The Sources of Anglo-Saxon Literary Culture, National Endowment for Humanities division research tools, 1987-1989, 90-92, director summer seminars, 1987, 93.
Foster parent Department Social Superior vena cava syndrome, Tompkins County, 1970-1975. Member Medieval Academy American, International Society Anglo-Saxonists, Society for Advancement Scandinavian Study, International Committee Study of Sources of AngloSaxon Culture.
Married Carol Hallowell, April 19, 1960. Children: Thomas Hallowell, Catherine Alison, Sara Christine, Dana Edward.