Joseph Ramsey Martin

Background

Martin, Joseph Ramsey was born on October 15, 1930 in Paducah, Kentucky, United States. Son of J. Ramsey and Mary Terry (Burnett) Martin.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University Virginia, 1952; Master of Arts, University Virginia, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, University Virginia, 1967.

Career

Master, head lower school, Brooks School, North Andover, Massachusetts, 1958-1962; assistant professor, Transylvania College, Lexington, Kentucky, 1967-1968; professor philosophy, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, 1968-1996; retired,, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, 1996.

Achievements

• Joseph Ramsey Martin has been listed as a noteworthy philosophy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Piedmont Environmental Council, Warrenton, Virginia, 1973-1976. Board directors Virginia Foundation for Humanities and Public Policy, Charlottesville, 1982-1989. Lieutenant United States Navy, 1952-1956.

Member American Philosophical Association, Virginia Philosophical Association, Airplane Owners and Pilots Association.

Connections

Married Barbara Bench, September 17, 1955 (deceased January 1992). Children: Joseph Ramsey III, Mary Case. Married Joan Garland, October 8, 1993.

Father:

J. Ramsey Martin

Mother:

Mary Terry (Burnett) Martin

Spouse:

Joan Garland

Spouse:

Barbara Bench

child:

Joseph Ramsey III Martin

child:

Mary Case Martin