Myron Irving Barker
Myron Irving Barker (born June 26, 1901 in Carrollton (Kentucky) , † May 21, 1965 in Santa Barbara ) was an American Romanist .
Life
Barker studied at Cornell University in Ithaca (New York) (Bachelor degree 1923), and at the University of Grenoble . From 1924 to 1925 he taught French at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia . Then he moved to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . There he obtained his master’s degree in 1927 with the thesis Lamartine's debt to certain English poets and received his doctorate in 1930 with the thesis The style and literary tendencies of Stendhal in his novels (published by T. Stendhal's novels. A study in style , Louisville, Ky 1936). After a year as an Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona at Tucson , he came to the University of California at Los Angeles in 1931 , where he became an Associate Professor of French in 1941. From 1950 to 1956 he was chairman of the French department.
During World War II, Barker served in the United States Armed Forces, rising from captain to lieutenant colonel.
Web links
- obituary
- Literature by and about Myron Irving Barker in the WorldCat bibliographic database
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barker, Myron Irving |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Romance Studies |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 26, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Carrollton, Kentucky |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 21, 1965 |
| Place of death | Santa Barbara |