Fred W. Lorch

Background

Lorch, Fred W. was born on October 29, 1893 in Elberfeld, Germany. Came to the United States, 1895. Son of Ferdinand and Katherine (Lenz) Lorch.

Education

AB, Knox College, 1918. AM, University Iowa, 1928. Doctor of Philosophy, University Iowa, 1936.

Career

Teacher English, Mapleton (Iowa) High School, 1920; teacher English, Iowa State College, from 1921; from instructor to professor, head department English and speech, Iowa State College, 1942-1959; Professor of English, assistant Office Dean Sciences and Humanities, Iowa State College, from 1959; chairman foreign student committee, Iowa State College, from 1945. Fulbright lecturer Gittingen U., Germany, 1954-1955. Adviser to college English, 1938.

Achievements

• Fred W. Lorch has been listed as a noteworthy English language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member National Council Teachers of English (director college section), Mark Twain Association of America (charter member), Iowa Colls. Conference on English, National English Association, Speech Association American, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Pi. M C.

Connections

Married Ruth Mary Raper, December 23, 1922. Children: Ruth Jean (Mistress Glen R. Gerhardt), Robert Stuart.

Father:

Ferdinand Lorch

Mother:

Katherine (Lenz) Lorch

Spouse:

Ruth Mary Raper

child:

Ruth Jean Lorch (Mistress Glen R. Gerhardt)

child:

Robert Stuart Lorch