When was Wayne G. Hammond born and where did he grow up?
Wayne Gordon Hammond entered the world on the 11th of February 1953 in Cleveland. He grew up in Brooklyn, Ohio where his early life took shape.
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Wayne Gordon Hammond entered the world on the 11th of February 1953 in Cleveland. He grew up in Brooklyn, Ohio where his early life took shape.
He graduated with honors in English literature from Baldwin-Wallace College in 1975. He earned a Master of Arts degree in Library Science from the University of Michigan in 1976.
August 1976 began a long tenure at Williams College in Massachusetts that lasted nearly four decades. June 2015 marked the end of his time as an assistant librarian before he retired shortly after concluding his official service years.
Christina Scull is another expert on J.R.R. Tolkien whom Hammond married in 1994. Five Mythopoeic Scholarship Awards for Inklings Studies stand as proof of their success.
One such guide appeared in 2005 under the title The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion. Another comprehensive volume followed in 2006 called The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide.