Dilman Water Gotshalk

Background

Gotshalk, Dilman Water was born on September 11, 1901 in Trenton, New Jersey, United States. Son of William Calvin and Josephine (Walters) Gotshalk.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Princeton, 1922. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell, 1927.

Career

English literature Mohegan Lake School, New York, 1922-1924. Acting professor philosophy Colgate University, 1927. Instructor philosophy University of Illinois, Urbana, 1927-1930, assistant professor, 1930-1936, associate professor, 1936-1943, professor philosophy, 1943-1965, professor philosophy emeritus, 1965-1974, department chairman, 1951-1961.

Membership

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Philosophical Association (Vice-President Western division 1947-1948, 49-50, president 1950-1951, chairman national board officers 1951, Carus lecture committee 1952, chairman 1953-1965), American Society Aesthetics (trustee 1952-1955, president 1957-1959, delegate society to American Council Learned Socs. 1959-1961), American Association University Professors.

Connections

Married Naomi Irene Smith, October 17, 1930. Children: Richard Allan, Mary Laine, Instructor.

Father:

William Calvin Gotshalk

Mother:

Josephine (Walters) Gotshalk

Spouse:

Naomi Irene Smith

child:

Instr Gotshalk

child:

Mary Laine Gotshalk

child:

Richard Allan Gotshalk