Richard Henry Lawson

Background

Lawson, Richard Henry was born on January 11, 1919 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Henry Porter and Alice (Hanchett) Lawson.

Education

Student, Multnomah College, 1939. Bachelor, University Oregon, 1941. Master of Arts, University Oregon, 1948.

Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1956.

Career

Instructor Washington State University, 1953-1957. Assistant professor San Diego State University, 1957-1962, associate professor German, 1962-1966, professor German, 1966-1976, chairman department German and Russian, 1965-1968, chairman division humanities, 1968-1969, assistant dean graduate studies, 1970-1972, 73-74, acting associate dean graduate studies, 1972-1973. Professor University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1976-1984, emeritus, since 1984.

Chairman department Germanic languages, 1976-1979. Consultant Webster's New International Dictionary, 1956-1958.

Achievements

• Richard Henry Lawson has been listed as a noteworthy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Edith Wharton and German literature (Studien zur Germanistik, Anglistik und Komparatistik ; Bd. 29)

    (Contents include: Edith Wharton and Europe; Edith Wharton...)

Membership

Served from private to 1st lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1941-1946. Major Reserve; Member Modern Language Association, American Committee for Study of Austrian Literature, American Comparative Literature Association, International Arthur Schnitzler Research Association, Internationale Vereinigung fuer germanische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft.

Connections

Married Eldene Laura Balcom, August 26, 1950.