hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm ˈælɪɡhˌɛni kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn mˈiːdvɪl, pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən ænd fɹʌmðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv pˈɪtsbɜːɡ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn.
He graduated from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania in 1927 and from the University of Pittsburgh in 1929.