About S. Bernard Chandler S. Bernard Chandler (1921-1999) was a professor of Italian and Hispanic Studies, University of Toronto and President of the Dante Society of Toronto 1964-65 during the special programme of lectures celebrating the 700th anniversary of Dante's birth. Books by S. Bernard Chandler The World of Dante Six Studies in Language and Thought edited by S. Bernard Chandler & Julius Molinaro