Background
Fritzell, Peter Algren was born on August 23, 1940 in Minneapolis. Son of Kenneth Edward and Stella Harriet (Houge) Fritzell.
English and American literature educator
Fritzell, Peter Algren was born on August 23, 1940 in Minneapolis. Son of Kenneth Edward and Stella Harriet (Houge) Fritzell.
Bachelor, University North Dakota, 1962. Master of Arts, Stanford University, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1966.
Assistant Professor of English, Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1966-1973; visiting scholar, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1972-1973; associate Professor of English, Lawrence University, Appleton, 1973-1983; chair department English, Lawrence University, Appleton, 1973-1977; director London Center, Lawrence University, London, 1977-1978; Professor of English, Lawrence University, Appleton, since 1983; chair department English, Lawrence University, Appleton, 1987-1990; professor Liberal Studies, Lawrence University, Appleton, since 1989. Visiting assistant professor Literature, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 1968, 74, 77.
(Book by Fritzell, Peter A.)
Member Modern Language Association, American Studies Association (president Wisconsin-Northern Illinois chapter 1970-1972), Forest History Society (chair program committee, board directors 1978-1982), Audubon Society, Ruffed Grouse Society, Ducks Unlimited, Association for the Study of Literature and Environmental (advisory board since 1993), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Marlys Lee Smith, August 5, 1962. Children: Peter Junior, John.