Background
III, William Webb Pusey, was born on November 16, 1910 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of William Webb, II and Edith White (Lobdell) P.
Dean foreign language educator
III, William Webb Pusey, was born on November 16, 1910 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of William Webb, II and Edith White (Lobdell) P.
Bachelor of Science, Haverford College, 1932. A.M., Harvard University, 1933. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1939.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), Washington and Lee University, 1983.
Exchange scholar, Bonn, Germany, 1934-1935; assistant in German, Columbia University, 1935-1937; instructor German and humanities, Columbia University, 1937-1939; associate professor, head German department, Washington and Lee University, 1939-1947; professor, head German department, Washington and Lee University, 1947-1976; professor German on Thomas Ball Foundation, Washington and Lee University, 1956-1960; S. Blount Mason, Junior professor German, Washington and Lee University, 1974-1981; dean college, Washington and Lee University, 1960-1971; acting president, Washington and Lee University, 1967; dean emeritus, S. Blount Mason, Junior professor emeritus, Washington and Lee University, since 1981.
Served as Lieutenant (junior grade), Lieutenant, Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1942-1945, Washington, London, Berlin. Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Mary Hope Smith, June 18, 1940 (deceased September 1990). Children: Mary Faith Pankin, Diana P. Pickral.