Richard Dean Taylor

Background

Taylor, Richard Dean was born on December 24, 1935 in Cambridge, New York, United States. Son of Floyd Dean and Lillian (Fremont) Taylor.

Education

AB, Brown U., 1957; Master of Arts, Manchester (England) University, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, Durham (England) University, 1966.

Career

Lecturer, U. Sierra Leone, Freetown, 1963-1965; visiting lecturer, Reading (England) University, 1965-1966; assistant professor, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1966-1971; reader English, U. Ife, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, 1971-1976; professor literature in English, U. Ife, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, 1976-1979; Professor of English and comparative literature, U. Bayreuth, Germany, since 1979.

Achievements

• Richard Dean Taylor has been listed as a noteworthy English literature educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Understanding the Elements of Literature

Membership

With United States Naval Reserve, 1957-1960. Member International Comparative Literature Association, International Association University Professors English. M C.

Connections

Married Aina Pavolini, July 22, 1963. Children: Olu, Oba.

Father:

Floyd Dean Taylor

Mother:

Lillian (Fremont) Taylor

Spouse:

Aina Pavolini

child:

Olu Taylor

child:

Oba Taylor