Background
Fisher, Marvin Mark was born on November 19, 1927 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Julius and Helen (Goldman) Fisher.
Fisher, Marvin Mark was born on November 19, 1927 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Julius and Helen (Goldman) Fisher.
AB, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1950; AM, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1958.
Assistant professor, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1958-1960;
associate professor, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1960-1966;
professor, Arizona State University, Tempe, since 1966;
department chairman English, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1977-1983. Visiting professor Aristotle U., Thessaloniki, Greece, 1961-1963, U. Oslo, Norway, 1966-1967, University of California, Davis, 1969-1970, U. Tubingen, Federal Republican of Germany, 1988-1989. Consultant Somerset Imports, Los Angeles, 1977-1979, National Endowment for Humanities, Washington, 1978-1980, Hiram Walker, Inc., Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1982-1984, Morrison Hecker Inc., 1993.
Member of national screening committee Fulbright-Hays awards Institute for International Education, 1977-1980, 94-.
Precinct committeman Arizona Democrats, Tempe, 1986-1988. Staff member Task Force on Excellence, Efficiency and Competitiveness, Phoenix, 1987-1988. With United States Army, 1946-1947.
Member National Council Teachers English, Modern Language Association, Western Reserve Club, Melville Society of America (president 1994-1995), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Jill Ann Jones, January 6, 1956. Children: Ann Katherine, Sarah Alice, Laura Annual.