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Bowden,, William Robert was born on May 18, 1914 in Dunbar, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William Robert and Jane Allen (Byers) Bowden.
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William Robert Bowden,, American English literature educator. Recipient Lindback award for distinguished teaching Dickinson College, 1975. Elder 2d Presbyterian Church, Carlisle, since 1972; committee on preparation for ministry Carlisle Presbytery, Harrisburg, 1983-1990. 1st lieutenant United States Army Air Corps, 1942-1946, PTO. Member Modern Language Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Delta Epsilon, Omicron Delta Kappa, Alpha Psi Omega.
Education
AB, Haverford College, 1935. Master of Arts, Duke University, 1937. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1948.
Career
Instructor English West Nottingham Academy, Colora, Maryland, 1937-1938, Georgia School Technology, Atlanta, 1938-1941. From instructor to professor English Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1948-1979, chair department English, 1969-1974, Thomas Beaver chair English literature, 1974-1979, emeritus, from 1979. Reader, table leader Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey, 1959-1979.
Member commission on higher education Middle States Association Colleges and Secondary Schools, Philadelphia, 1973-1979.
Membership
Elder 2d Presbyterian Church, Carlisle, since 1972. Committee on preparation for ministry Carlisle Presbytery, Harrisburg, 1983-1990. 1st lieutenant United States Army Air Corps, 1942-1946, PTO. Member Modern Language Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Delta Epsilon, Omicron Delta Kappa, Alpha Psi Omega.
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Married Virginia Rawlings Barnes, May 18, 1945. Children: William Robert III, Anne Rea.
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American