Background
Sylvester, William was born on July 1, 1918 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Lawrence Arthur and Consuelo (Ruoff) Sylvester.
English language educator poet
Sylvester, William was born on July 1, 1918 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Lawrence Arthur and Consuelo (Ruoff) Sylvester.
Bachelor, Columbia University, 1940. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1951.
Instructor University Oregon, 1951—1952. Assistant professor Kansas State University, Manhattan, 1951—1957. Editor technical publication Sohio, Cleveland, 1957—1960.
Associate professor Case Institute, 1960—1965. Professor English State University of New York, Buffalo, since 1965. Adjunct lecturer Ashland College, Ohio, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa, Medellin, Bogota, Colombia, Cuenca, Quayaquil, Quito, Ecuador, Sir George Williams College, Montreal, Canada, since 1968.
Consultant University Quebec, 1970—1971., European Theatre of Operations.
(A book of interconnected poetry by William Sylvester.)
Member of Poets and Writers.
Married Jean Grover, June 13, 1947. Children: David Arthur, Judith Louise, Anne Wyman, Rachel Grover.