Background
Carr, Gerald Francis was born on December 29, 1930 in Pittsburgh. Son of James Patrick and Hannah (Sweeney) Carr.
Carr, Gerald Francis was born on December 29, 1930 in Pittsburgh. Son of James Patrick and Hannah (Sweeney) Carr.
Bachelor of Education, Duquesne University, 1958. Master of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1968.
Instructor in German, Duquesne U., Pittsburgh, 1960-1962; assistant professor German, Duquesne U., Pittsburgh, 1964-1968; teaching assistant, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1962-1964; assistant professor German, Eastern Illinois U., Charleston, 1968-1970; associate professor German, Eastern Illinois U., Charleston, 1970-1975; professor German, Eastern Illinois U., Charleston, 1975-1987; professor German, California State University, Sacramento, since 1987.
Corporal United States Marine Corps, 1951-1954. Member Modern Language Association, International Association for Semiotic Studies (co-director 5th congress 1994), American Council Teachers Foreign Language, Semiotic Society American, American Association Teachers of German, Society German Philology, California Foreign Language Teacher Association, Semiotic Circle California, Kappa Phi Kappa, Delta Phi Alpha.
Married Irmengard Rauch, June 12, 1965. Children: Christopher, Gregory.