About George deForest Lord
Lived 1919 – 2012 (aged 92). George deForest Lord was an American writer and university teacher.
George deForest Lord (December 2, 1919 – March 31, 2012) was an American academic and the George M. Bodman Professor of English Literature at Yale University.
Biography Lord was born on December 2, 1919, in New York City, and named after his father, a lawyer. He was educated at Groton School, and graduated from Yale College in 1942. He was survived by three children born to his first wife, Ruth du Pont Lord.
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American academic
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George deForest Lord was born on 2 December 1919.
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George deForest Lord died on 31 March 2012.
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