Background
Sherman, Richard Beatty was born on November 16, 1929 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James Beatty and Hilda Louise (Ford) Sherman.
Sherman, Richard Beatty was born on November 16, 1929 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James Beatty and Hilda Louise (Ford) Sherman.
AB, Harvard University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1959. Master of Arts, University Pennsylvania, 1952.
Instructor history Pennsylvania State University, State College, 1957-1960. Assistant professor College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1960-1965, associate professor, 1965-1970, professor, 1970-1987, chancellor professor, 1987-1992, Pullen professor, 1992-1994, professor emeritus, since 1994. Fulbright professor American history University Stockholm, 1966-1967.
Served with United States Army, 1952-1954. American Philosophical Society grantee, 1964, 66. Member American Association of University Professors, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Hanni Faculty, June 13, 1952. Children: Linda Caroline, Alan Theodore.