Background
Morse, Richard Mcgee was born on June 26, 1922 in Summit, New Jersey, United States. Son of William Otis and Marie (Zimmerman) Morse.
Morse, Richard Mcgee was born on June 26, 1922 in Summit, New Jersey, United States. Son of William Otis and Marie (Zimmerman) Morse.
Graduate, Hotchkiss School, 1939; Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, Princeton University, 1943; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1952; Master of Arts (honorary), Yale University, 1963.
Successively lecturer, instructor, assistant professor history Columbia, 1949-1958. Director Institute Caribbean Studies, University Puerto Rico, 1958-1961. Visiting lecturer history Harvard University, 1960.
Professor history, chairman department State University of New York-Long Island, 1961-1962. Associate professor history Yale University, 1962-1963, professor, 1963-1978, chairman Council Latin American Studies, 1963-1964, 65-70. William H. Bonsall professor history Stanford University, California, 1978-1984.
Secretary Latin American Program, Wilson Center, Washington, 1984-1989. Advisor University Nuevo León Mexico, 1958-1960. Latin America consultant to Ford Foundation, 1958-1964, 73-75.
Visiting professor El Colegio de Mexico, 1981. Secretary Interam. Foundation Arts, 1963-1968. Distinguished lecturer University Guyana, 1975.
Charles Phelps Taft Memorial lecturer history University Cincinnati, 1978. Distinguished Fulbright lecturer University Rio de Janeiro, 1983. Member selection committee Guggenheim Foundation, 1969-1988, chairman 1978-1988.
Visiting scholar Getty Center, 1994.
Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946, PTO. Member Conference Latin American History (chairman 1969), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Emerante de Pradines, December 30, 1954. Children– Marise, Richard.