GEORGE F. MCFARLAND ’43

GEORGE F. MCFARLAND, 93, who retired as Craig Professor of English at St. Lawrence University, died Jan. 5, 2015. He received his degree in 1946 after serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. He later received a master’s degree from the University of Chicago and his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. His scholarly interests centered on the poetry and thought of the late Romantic and early Victorian periods in England. He is survived by his wife, Janet Allen McFarland, three children, five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

Intern at the Wesleyan Office of Communications for Spring and Summer 2015. Currently working towards meeting the requirements for an Economics and Government dual major. A Wesleyan Posse Veteran.