Leeming, D.
| PersonType | Category:Authors of English Works Category:Editors Category:Professors Emeritus |
|---|---|
| FirstName / namefirst | David |
| LastName / namelast | Leeming |
| MainNamePhon | David A. Leeming |
| SortName | Leeming, David |
| bio | David Adams Leeming (born February 26, 1937) is an American philologist who is Professor Emeritus of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Connecticut, and a specialist in comparative literature of mythology.
Leeming received his A.B. from Princeton University in 1958. In 1959 he did a summer course graduate study at the University of Caen. From New York University he received his M.A. in 1964, and his Ph.D. in 1970. Leeming was Head of the English Department at Robert College in Istanbul, Turkey from 1958 to 1963. From 1964 to 1967 he was the secretary-assistant of author James Baldwin. Since 1969 Leeming was Assistant Professor of English at the University of Connecticut. He eventually became Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Connecticut, where he in later years has served as Professor Emeritus. Leeming has written variously in comparative literature of mythology and edited numerous encyclopedias and dictionaries on the subject. He has also written biographies on Beauford Delaney, James Baldwin, and Stephen Spender. Leeming is a member of the Modern Language Association of America and the Federation of University Teachers. (Adapted from Source June 14, 2023) |
| YearBirth | 1937 |
| associatedwebsite | http://jamesbaldwinproject.org/LeemingBio.html |
| affiliation | University of Connecticut |
| phduniversity | New York University |
| education | PhD New York University MA New York University |
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