Background
Haven, Richard was born on August 22, 1924 in Bennington, Vermont, United States. Son of William LeRoy and Margaret Loring (Gilbert) Haven.
Haven, Richard was born on August 22, 1924 in Bennington, Vermont, United States. Son of William LeRoy and Margaret Loring (Gilbert) Haven.
Bachelor, Harvard University, 1950; Bachelor of Literature, University of Oxford, England, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1958.
Instructor English, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1953-1958; assistant Professor of English, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1958-1963; associate Professor of English, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1963-1969; Professor of English, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1969-1986; free-lance consultant, Massachusetts. Visiting Professor of English U. Pubjab, Pakistan, 1960-1961.
Chair Sister City Committee, Amherst, since 1997. Sergeant United States Army, 1943-1946.
Married Josephine Ruth Corbishley, June 24, 1950 (deceased 1996). 1 child, Gillian Margaret.