Background
Frink, Orrin was born on April 2, 1932 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Orrin and Aline (Huke) F. Junior.
Slavic language and literature educator
Frink, Orrin was born on April 2, 1932 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Orrin and Aline (Huke) F. Junior.
Bachelor, Haverford College, 1954. Master of Arts, Middlebury College, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1961.
Linguist, programmer Harvard Computation Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1958-1964. Assistant professor University Massachusetts, Amherst, 1959-1961, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1961-1964, director Intensive Language Training Center, 1961-1964. Professor Russian Ohio University, Athens, 1964-1975.
Professor department foreign languages, chairman Iowa State University, Ames, 1975-1985. Presenter papers at conferences. Member teacher exchange with Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, Moscow State University, 1979.
Member Modern Language Association, American Association Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages, American Name Society, American Translators Association, American Association Advancement of Slavic Studies.
Married Nina L. Pearlmutter, November 13, 1984.