Background
Madtes, Richard Eastman was born on December 3, 1921 in Youngstown, Ohio, United States.
Madtes, Richard Eastman was born on December 3, 1921 in Youngstown, Ohio, United States.
Bachelor, Allegheny College, 1948. Master of Arts, Cornell University, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1961.
Instructor English State University College New York, New Paltz, 1949-1955, assistant professor, 1955-1957, associate professor, 1957-1962, assistant to president, 1957-1960. Associate professor English Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1962-1968, professor, since 1968, Eliza Kingsley Arter professor English, 1969.
Served with United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945. Member Modern Language Association, American Association of University Professors.
Son of George Rummel and Katherine (Eastman) M. M. Elaine Hengen, December 23, 1941. 1 daughter, Barbara Lynn.