Background
Hall, R. M. R. was born on July 28, 1927 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of John Samuel and Anne Genevieve (Ryan) Hall.
Hall, R. M. R. was born on July 28, 1927 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of John Samuel and Anne Genevieve (Ryan) Hall.
Student, St. Johns College, Annapolis, Maryland., 1949-1952; AB, The Johns Hopkins University, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1967.
Junior instructor German, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1955-1957; instructor English, sub-director, El Centro Venezolano-Americano de Maracaibo, Venezuela, 1958-1962; instructor English as foreign language, American Language Institute-New York University, New York City, 1962-1967; professor linguistics, Queens College-CUNY, Flushing, since 1967.
Sergeant United States Army, 1945-1949. Member Linguistic Society of America.
Married Beatrice Lincoff, May 31, 1964 (deceased September 1982). Children: Margaret Hall-Anshen, Judith Hall-Högnason, John Samuel. Married Ellen Yolanda Strauss, January 20, 1986 (deceased June 1993).