James Louis Rosier

Background

Rosier, James Louis was born on March 14, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Escol MacFarland and Maudellen (Hamblin) Rosier.

Education

Student, De Pauw University, 1951. Bachelor, Stanford University, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1957.

Diploma, Freie University Berlin, West Germany, 1955.

Career

Instructor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1957-1960; assistant professor, Cornell Univercity, 1960-1961; assistant professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1961-1963; associate Professor of English, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1963-1968; Professor of English philology, University of Pennsylvania, 1968-1992; chairman graduate studies, University of Pennsylvania, 1977-1979; member Outreach Program for Gifted Students, University of Pennsylvania. Visiting associate professor University of Chicago, 1965. Honors examiner Manhattanville (New York) College, 1970-1971, Swarthmore (Pennsylvania) College, 1972-1973, 81-82, 88-89.

Consultant Binghamton Medical Studies, Canada Council, American Philosophical Society. External Doctor of Philosophy examiner U. Ottawa, 1979, Temple University, 1988. Graduate Latin examiner.

Panelist National Endowment for Humanities.

Achievements

• James Louis Rosier has been listed as a noteworthy English philologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Aldhelm: The Poetic Works
  • Old English: Language and Literature
  • Philological Essays: studies in Old and Middle English language and literature in honour of Herbert Dean Meritt
  • Old English: Language and Literature by Albert H. Marckwardt (1980-01-01)

Membership

Board of directors Swarthmore Public Library, 1965-1969, 1986-1992, vice president, 1987-1992. Board directors Youth in Action, Chester, Pennsylvania. Member refugee committee Swarthmore Friends Meeting.

Member, chairman humanities panel Research Foundation, University of Pennsylvania, 1989-1991. Fellow Society for Values in Higher Education, Royal Horticultural Society. Member Modern Language Association American (chairman Old English 1961-1963), Medieval Academy American, Society.Study Medieval Language and Literature, Dictionary Society American (co-founder, Executive Board 1977-1992, president 1985-1987, chairman publications committee 1988-1992), Renaissance Society American.

Interests

• Avocations: flower gardening, garden design, sculpting.

Connections

Married Katherine Lee Allen, September 10, 1955. Children: Meredith Lee, Paul Carrick, Jessica Holly.

Father:

Escol MacFarland Rosier

Mother:

Maudellen (Hamblin) Rosier

Spouse:

Katherine Lee Allen

child:

Meredith Lee Rosier

child:

Paul Carrick Rosier

child:

Jessica Holly Rosier