Background
Gavitt, Philip Richard was born on January 29, 1950 in Wichita, Kansas. Son of Richard Fessler Gavitt and Alison Fraser-Smith.
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Gavitt, Philip Richard was born on January 29, 1950 in Wichita, Kansas. Son of Richard Fessler Gavitt and Alison Fraser-Smith.
Bachelor of Arts Rochester, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1988.
Assistant professor University Tennessee, Knoxville, 1989-1992. Founding director Center Medieval and Renaissance Studies St. Louis University, 1992-1998, associate professor, since 1993. Member executive committee, co-secretary Central Rennaissance Conference, 1994-1999.
Visiting professor Harvard University, Florence, Italy, 1996-1997.
( A study in the ideology of wealth and poverty )
Married Therese Anne Dolan, August 9, 1980. Children: Brendan, Thomas Leo.