Background
Akehurst, Frank Ronald Powell was born on April 29, 1938 in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Arrived in United States, 1962. Son of Frank and Emma (Powell) Akehurst.
Akehurst, Frank Ronald Powell was born on April 29, 1938 in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Arrived in United States, 1962. Son of Frank and Emma (Powell) Akehurst.
Bachelor, Oxford University, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, University Colorado, 1967. Juris Doctor, University Minnesota, 1986.
Teaching assistant University Colorado, Boulder, 1962—1965. Assistant professor French, University, Rochester, New York, 1965—1968, University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1968—1970. Associate professor, 1970—1982.
Professor, since 1982. Consultant Louisiana Board Regents, Baton Rouge, 1982. Director, chairman board advisers University Research Consortium, Minneapolis, since 1982.
With Royal Air Force, 1956-1958.
Member of International Courtly Literature Society, Medieval Academy American.
Married Judith Marion Hougland, December 30, 1964. Children: Mary Kathleen, Colin David.