Background
III, Walter Edwin Rex, was born on January 31, 1927 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Walter Edwin Junior and Barbara (Clayton) R.
III, Walter Edwin Rex, was born on January 31, 1927 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Walter Edwin Junior and Barbara (Clayton) R.
AB, Harvard University, 1950. AM, Harvard University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1956.
Instructor Brown University, Providence, 1956-1957, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1957-1960. Assistant professor University California, Berkeley, 1960-1965, associate professor, 1965-1972, professor, 1972-1992, professor emeritus, 1992—2010. Chair James L. Clifford prize committee American Society 18th Century Studies, 1997—1998.
Member Modern Language Association, American Society 18th Century Studies (Clifford lecturer annual meeting 2000), Society Francaise d'étude du 18 siècle, Arts Club (Berkeley), Kosmos Club (Berkeley).