Background
Dietrich, Richard Farr was born on January 16, 1936 in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. Son of Richard Franklin and Marion Margaret (Farr) Dietrich.
educator English language professional
Dietrich, Richard Farr was born on January 16, 1936 in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. Son of Richard Franklin and Marion Margaret (Farr) Dietrich.
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1958. Master of Arts in English, Bowling Green State University, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy in English, Florida State University, 1965.
Teaching assistant, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio., 1959-1960;
teaching assistant, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1960-1963;
instructor, U. Delaware, Newark, 1963-1965;
assistant professor, U. Delaware, 1965-1968;
assistant professor, U. South Florida, Tampa, 1968-1970;
associate professor, U. South Florida, 1970-1976;
professor, U. South Florida, since 1976. Chairman Freshman English, U. Delaware, 1965-1968. Director Freshman English U. South Florida, 1983-1984.
Member editorial board The Annual of Bernard Shaw Studies, Pennsylvania State University, 1989-1995. Member University Press of Florida Editorial Board, 1991-1995. Review and text consultant The Ronald Press Company, John Wiley & Sons, Thomas Y. Crowell, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, District of Columbia, Heath, Bobbs-Merrilll, Random House, McGraw-Hill.
Editor U. South Florida Press. Director U. South Florida Publs.
(Book by Dietrich, Richard F.)
Advisory board The Alice Peope Theater Company, Tampa, 1980-1981. Founders committee The Tampa Bay Winter Festival, 1978-1984. Member Modern Language Association, Ibsen Society of America, Shaw Society of America, Shaw Society England, Shaw Festival Theater Association, Asolo Theater Association, Stratford Festival Theater Association.
Married Linn S. Dietrich, 1968 (divorced 1976). 1 child, Rick Dietrich. Married Lori Lee Ruse.
Children: Lynn Marie Ruse, Travis Ruse.