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McNaughton, William Frank was born on May 21, 1933 in Westboro, Missouri, United States. Son of Frank McNaughton and Ruth Ellen (Flanders) Francis.
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McNaughton, William Frank was born on May 21, 1933 in Westboro, Missouri, United States. Son of Frank McNaughton and Ruth Ellen (Flanders) Francis.
Student, University Missouri, 1951-1953; studied poetry and translation with, Ezra Pound, 1953-1956; student, Georgetown University, 1953-1954; Bachelor, Brooklyn College, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1965.
Assistant professor, Oberlin (Ohio) College, 1965-1970;
lecturer, Experimental College, Oberlin, 1970-1971;
visiting lecturer, Bowling Green (Ohio) State University, 1972-1974;
visiting lecturer, Denison U., Granville, Ohio., 1972-1978;
professor Program for Afloat College Education (Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe), United States Navy, Norfolk, Virginia, 1978-1984;
visiting professor, King Saud U., Abha, Saudi Arabia, 1984-1985;
senior lecturer English, translation, City Polytechnic Hong Kong, 1986-1989;
principal lecturer translation, City Polytechnic Hong Kong, 1989-1994;
university senior lecturer, City U., Hong Kong, 1994-1995;
associate professor, City U., Hong Kong, 1995-1998;
retired, 1998. Guest lecturer, U. degli Studii, Venice, Italy, 1975. Coordinator Tri-College Chinese program, Great Lakes Colls.
Association, Ann Arbor, 1965-1968. Consultant, Asian Literature program, Asia Society, New York City, 1967-1980, National Translation Center, Austin, Texas, 1965-1968, Ballantine Books, New York City, 1985, Princeton University Press, 1965. Presenter papers at literature conferences.
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Married Margaret Orminski, April 4, 1956 (divorced 1971). Children: John Ferenc, Dorothy Ellen. Married Li Ying, April 8, 1990.
1 child, Andrea.