Background
Read, William Merritt was born on June 24, 1901 in Dupont, Indiana, United States. Son of Parley Garfield and Ella Josephine (Smith) Read.
Read, William Merritt was born on June 24, 1901 in Dupont, Indiana, United States. Son of Parley Garfield and Ella Josephine (Smith) Read.
Children—Elaine Marie, James Garfield. Bachelor of Arts (Rector scholar), DePauw University, 1923. Master of Arts (Pendleton fellow), University of Michigan, 1924, Doctor of Philosophy, 1927.
Instructor Western Reserve University, 1926-1927. Member of faculty U. Washington, Seattle, 1927-1984. Director U. Washington Press, 1943-1963, professor classical languages, since 1945.
Member American Philological Association, Classical Association Pacific North.W. (secretary-treasurer 1972-1975), Archeological Institute American, Pacific North.W. Conference Foreign Langs., Washington Association Foreign Language Teachers (First Pro Lingua award 1973), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Arletta Otis, December 19, 1924 (deceased. Married Betty Jorgensen DeLacy, April. Children: Virginia (Mistress Stephen Dunthorne), William Merritt.