Background
Fisch, Max Harold was born on December 21, 1900 in Elma, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of William F. and Bessie J. (Himes) Fisch.
Fisch, Max Harold was born on December 21, 1900 in Elma, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of William F. and Bessie J. (Himes) Fisch.
AB, Butler University, 1924. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1930. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Indiana University, 1985.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Butler University, 1985.
Instructor philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1926-1928;
assistant professor philosophy, Western Reserve U., 1928-1943;
curator rare books, United States Army Medical Library, 1942-1945;
chief history of medicine division, United States Army Medical Library, 1946;
professor philosophy, University of Illinois at Urbana, 1946-1969;
professor emeritus, University of Illinois at Urbana, 1969-1995;
associate Center Advanced Study, University of Illinois at Urbana, 1961, 62, 63, 67;
visiting professor, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1969-1970;
visiting professor, U. Florida, 1970-1971;
visiting university professor, Texas Tech U., 1973-1975. Visiting professor University of Chicago, winter 1955, Keio U., Tokyo, 1958-1959. Fulbright research professor of University Naples, Italy, 1950-1951.
Matchette lecturer Purdue University,1956, Adjunct Professor philosophy Indiana U.-Purdue University Indianapolis, 1975-1991. George Santayana Fellow Harvard University, 1960, honorary research associate in philosophy, 1966-1967. Member administrative board International Association Universities,1950-1955.
President Christian Science Peirce Bicentennial International Congress, 1976. President Charles Son of Peirce Foundation, 1977-1991. Member American Philosophical Association (chairman 1956-1958, president Western division 1955-1956), History Science Society (council 1951-1953, delegate American Council Learned Societies 1955-1958), Charles Son of Peirce Society (president 1960-1961), Semiotic Society of America (vice president 1977-1978, president 1978-1979).
Foreign member National Society Sciences, Letters and Arts, Naples, Italy.
Married Ruth A. Bales, June 12, 1927 (deceased July 1974). Children: Emily J. Fisch Maverick, Margaret E. Fisch Karl, William B.