Background
Beckwith, William Hunter was born on October 8, 1896 in Noank, Connecticut, United States. Son of Walter Howard and Annie Elizabeth (Keddy) Beckwith.
Beckwith, William Hunter was born on October 8, 1896 in Noank, Connecticut, United States. Son of Walter Howard and Annie Elizabeth (Keddy) Beckwith.
Bachelor of Music magna cum laude, New York University, 1929. A.M., New York University, 1931. Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1936.
Postgraduate, University Poitiers, France.
Organist and choir master, Church of the Transfiguration, New York City, 1917-1918; organist and choir master, Trinity Church, Lenox, Massachusetts, 1918-1919; organist and choir master, Trinity Chapel (Trinity Parish), New York City, 1919-1943; instructor French, Washington Square College, New York University, 1931-1936; instructor French, Hofstra College, 1936-1938; assistant professor, Hofstra College, 1938-1939; associate professor, Hofstra College, 1939-1940; professor French and dean of College, 1941-1948; professor, past director division general studies, College Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, P.R. ordained priest, Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States, 1954; assistant, San Andrés Episcopal Mission, Mayaguez ordained priest, Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church, 1981.
Served in the United States Navy, 1918. Fellow American Guild Organists. Member Modern Language Association, American Association of University Professors, Eastern Association Deans, Phi Beta Kappa.