Background
Kaske, Robert Earl was born on June 1, 1921 in Cincinnati. Son of Herman Charles and Ann (Laake) Kaske.
Kaske, Robert Earl was born on June 1, 1921 in Cincinnati. Son of Herman Charles and Ann (Laake) Kaske.
Bachelor, Xavier University, Cincinnati, 1942. Master of Arts, University North Carolina, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, University North Carolina, 1950.
Instructor, assistant professor, Washington University, St. Louis, 1950-1957; assistant professor, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1957-1958; associate professor, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1958-1961; professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1961-1964; Professor of English,, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1964-1989; Avalon Foundation professor humanities, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1975-1989. Member editorial advising committee A Manual of the Writings in Middle English. Member of advisory board Speculum.
1st lieutenant Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Fellow Mediaeval Academy American (councillor 1975-1978). Member Modern Language Association, Dante Society of America, International Association University Professors English, Academy Literature Studies (original).
1 child, David Louis. Married Carol Margaret Vonckx, June 4, 1958. 1 child, Richard James.