Background
Jacoff, Rachel was born on April 5, 1938 in New York City. Daughter of Richard and Natalie (Wiener) Jacoff.
Italian language and literature educator
Jacoff, Rachel was born on April 5, 1938 in New York City. Daughter of Richard and Natalie (Wiener) Jacoff.
Bachelor, Cornell University, 1959. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1960. Master of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1963.
Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1977.
Acting assistant professor University Virginia, Charlottesville, 1974-1978. Assistant professor Italian, Wellesley (Massachusetts) University, 1978-1983, associate professor, 1983-1985, professor, since 1985, Carlson professor comparative literature, since 2001. Visiting professor Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1984.
Visiting professor Stanford (California) University, 1989, director National Endowment of the Humanities Stanford Dante Institute, 1988.
(Book by Jacoff, Rachel, Stephany, William A.)
Member Modern Language Association, Dante Society of America (council 1989-1992), Medieval Academy (assistant editor Speculum 1986-1999), Save Venice Charter.