Appleman, Philip, 1926-

Philip Appleman was born on February 8, 1926 in Kendallville, Indiana. During World War II, at the age of 17, he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps and following the war, the Merchant Marines. He received a B.S. in English from Northwestern in 1950 and the following year obtained an A.M. in English from the University of Michigan. From 1951 to 1952 he was a Fullbright scholar at the University of Lyon, France. In 1955 he completed his Ph.D. in English from Northwestern University.

Appleman began teaching at Indiana University in 1955. In 1982 he earned the title of Distinguished Professor of English and in 1986 the additional title of Distinguished Professor Emeritus. Additionally, Appleman has served as a visiting professor at Columbia University, the State University of New York, at Purchase, New York University, and the University of Southern California.

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