Richard Ashley Rice

Background

Rice, Richard Ashley was born on January 29, 1878 in Burlington, Vermont, United States. Son of Richard Austin and Marion Ashley (Foster) Rice.

Education

Graduate Lawrenceville (New Jersey) School, 1896. Bachelor of Arts, Williams, 1899. Master of Arts, Harvard, 1903.

Studied Sorbonne, Paris, 1906.

Career

Assistant master at Lawrenceville School, 1899-1900. Instructor in English and law, United States Naval Academy, 1903-1906. Assistant in English, Harvard, 1907-1909.

Assistant Professor of English, Indiana University, 1909-1914, associate professor, 1914-1916.

Professor of English literature Smith College, 1916-1946, professor emeritus, since 1946. Visiting Professor of English Wesleyan University, 1946-1947.

Achievements

• Richard Ashley Rice has been listed as a notable educator, author by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member English Association, Kappa Alpha, Phi Beta Kappa (honorary).

Connections

Married Anne Mary Dye, June 22, 1916. Married second, Jean Doctorate. Macdonald, September 21, 1933. Children: Richard Ashley, Marianne.

Father:

Richard Austin Rice

Mother:

Marion Ashley (Foster) Rice

Spouse:

Jean D. Macdonald

Spouse:

Anne Mary Dye

child:

Marianne Rice

child:

Richard Ashley Rice