Raleigh Morgan

Background

Morgan, Raleigh was born on November 12, 1916 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Raleigh and Adrien Louise (Beasley) Morgan.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Fisk U., 1938; A.M., University of Michigan, 1939; Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1952.

Career

Teacher French, Sumner High School, St. Louis, 1940-1942; head department French, North Carolina College, Durham, 1946-1949, 51-56; director, United States Cultural Center, Cologne, Germany, 1956-1957; deputy chief cultural operations embassy, Bonn, Germany, 1957-1959; associate director, Center Applied Linguistics, Modern Language Association, 1959-1961; professor Romance languages, head department, Howard U., 1961-1965; professor Romance linguistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1965-1987; professor emeritus Romance linguistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1987; faculty associate Center Afro-American and African Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1982. Visiting professor linguistics Cornell Univercity, 1973. Lecturer linguistics Department State, Nicaragua and Haiti, 1956, Cameroun, Ivory Coast, Zaïre, Togo, Bénin, Mali, Tchad, Algeria, 1964.

Lecturer National Defense Education Act Summer Language Institute, Virginia State College, 1960, 61. Director Summer Language Institute, Howard U., 1962, 63, 65. Consultant linguist Audio Lingual Materials French, 1962.

Member of advisory committee Center Applied Linguistics, 1961-1962. Member visiting committee Germanic languages and literature of board overseers Harvard College, 1972-1980. Member assembly behavioral and social science National Research Council, since 1973.

Membership

Chairman Michigan Council for Humanities, 1974-1977. Vice chairman Ann Arbor Historic District Commission, 1977-1982. Member Executive Board Rackham School Graduate Studies University of Michigan, 1983-1986.

Member Modern Language Association, Linguistic Society American, International Linguistic Association, Society Caribbean Linguistics, Société de Linguistique Romane, Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Alpha Psi.

Connections

Married Virginia Carol Moss, December 25, 1941(deceased 1993). Children: Carol Ann (Mistress Donald Russell), Jill Virginia (Mistress Stanton Burrows), Phyllis Adrien. (deceased).

Father:

Raleigh Morgan

Mother:

Adrien Louise (Beasley) Morgan

Spouse:

Virginia Carol Moss

child:

Phyllis Adrien. Morgan (deceased)

child:

Carol Ann Morgan (Mistress Donald Russell)

child:

Jill Virginia Morgan (Mistress Stanton Burrows)