He received his PhD from Harvard University in 1947 and joined the faculty that year .
Cedric Hubbell Whitman ( December 1 , 1916 -- June 5 , 1979 ) was an American poet and academician from Providence , Rhode Island .
Cedric Hubbell Whitman received Cedric Hubbell Whitman 's PhD from Harvard University in 1947 and joined the faculty that year .
Cedric Hubbell Whitman ( December 1 , 1916 -- June 5 , 1979 ) was an American poet and academician from Providence , Rhode Island .