Background
Little, William Alfred was born on July 28, 1929 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Wm. A. and Myrle A. (Holmes) Little.
researcher foreign language educator
Little, William Alfred was born on July 28, 1929 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Wm. A. and Myrle A. (Holmes) Little.
Bachelor, Tufts U., 1951; LTCL, Trinity College, London, 1952; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1961.
Assistant professor, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1957-1963; associate professor, chair, Tufts U., Medford, Massachusetts, 1963-1966; chair, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1966-1972; professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1966-1995; professor German and music emeritus, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, since 1995. Visiting professor musicology U. Rochester, New York, since 1996.
Corporal United States Army, 1953-1955. Member Modern Language Association (chair computer literature 1970-1972), American Association Teachers German (national executive county 1968-1978), American Guild Organists (registrar Massachusetts chapter 1949-1953, dean Charlottesville chapter 1977-1978, registrar, archivist Control Florida chapter 1995-1999, national committee professional education since 1993), American Museum Society, Organisation History Society.