Background
Hopper, Vincent Foster was born on April 19, 1906 in West New York, New Jersey, United States. Son of Abram Whittaker and Isabel Jayne (Timmons) Hopper.
Hopper, Vincent Foster was born on April 19, 1906 in West New York, New Jersey, United States. Son of Abram Whittaker and Isabel Jayne (Timmons) Hopper.
Student Blair Academy, 1922-1923. Bachelor of Arts, Princeton, 1927, Master of Arts, 1928. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia, 1938.
1 son, David Whittaker. Instructor, New York University School Commerce, Accounts, and Finance, 1928-1932, assistant professor, 1932-1941, associate professor, 1941-1948, professor general literature, 1948-1963. Assistant to head all-university English department, Professor of English, Washington Square College, New York University, 1963-1973, professor emeritus, 1973-1976.
Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Grace Brewster Murray, June 12, 1930. Married second, Mabel Sterling Lewis, May 6, 1945.