Background
Greet, William Cabell was born on January 28, 1901 in El Paso, Texas, United States. Son of William Dement and Eleanor Love (Martin) Greet.
Greet, William Cabell was born on January 28, 1901 in El Paso, Texas, United States. Son of William Dement and Eleanor Love (Martin) Greet.
Bachelor of Arts, University of South, 1920, Doctor of Literature, 1959. Postgraduate Harvard Law, 1920-1921. Master of Arts, Columbia, 1924, Doctor of Philosophy, 1926.
Hyde (Mistress John East. Cushing). Tutor in English, University Texas, 1921-1922. Instructor University of South, 1922, U. Colorado, 1924, University of California, 1925.
Lecturer Barnard College, Columbia, 1926-1927, instructor 1927-1929, assistant professor, 1929-1938, associate professor, 1938-1946, professor, English, 1946-1953, McIntosh professor, 1953-1966, emeritus, special lecturer, 1966-1969.
Lecturer Bryn Mawr College, 1937-1941, 45. Visiting professor U. Montpellier and University Aix-en-Provence, France, 1950-1951, U. Arizona, 1969, U. Zagreb and University Ljubljana (both Yugoslavia), 1969-1970.
Guggenheim fellow, 1952. Director recordings American speech and modern poets.
Editor American Speech magazine, 1933-1952.
Speech consultant Columbia Broadcasting System, 1937-1939, 40-70. Chairman editorial advising committee Funk and Wagnalls College Standard Dictionary, 1942-1948. Advisory editor American College Dictionary, 1942-1968.
Chairman advising committee Century Cyclopedia of Names, 1948-1972.
Chairman advising committee Thorndike-Barnhart dictionaries, 1949-1972. Adviser Walt Disney Prodns., 1947.
Linguistic adviser Scott, Foresman Basic Reading Program, 1956-1972.
Member Modern Language Association American, American Dialect Society, National Council Teachers English, Linguistic Society American, International Association University Professors English, Phi Gamma Delta. Clubs: Century, Columbia Faculty.
Married Katherine Hyde, September 11, 1926.