Background
Davenport, William Wyatt was born on April 26, 1916 in New York City. Son of William Ashley and Pauline Jameson (Tilley) Davenport.
Davenport, William Wyatt was born on April 26, 1916 in New York City. Son of William Ashley and Pauline Jameson (Tilley) Davenport.
Bachelor, Columbia University, 1937;
Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1938.
Assistant Professor of English, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1946-1948;
associate professor, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1948-1954;
Professor of English and journalism, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1954-1957;
freelance writer, Paris, 1957-1968;
director, Reid Hall Columbia University, Paris, 1968-1974;
director, Northwood University Europe, Paris, since 1974.
Married Mary Roselle Riggin. Children: Anthony Wyatt, Anne Ashley.