Background
Wasson, Richard Howard was born on October 7, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Robert Rock W. and Anna Hilbert Witt.
Wasson, Richard Howard was born on October 7, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Robert Rock W. and Anna Hilbert Witt.
Bachelor, Cornell College, 1952. Master of Arts, University Iowa, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1962.
Instructor, U. West Virginia, Morgantown, 1956-1957; teaching assistant, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1956-1962; from assistant professor to associate professor, University of Illinois, Champaign, Urbana, 1962-1970; professor, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1970-1996; now professor emeritus, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1996. Freshman committee director Rutgers University, 1977-1981.
Member American Association of University Professors (grievance chair 1987, 89, 92-95, president New Brunswick chapter 1990-1993, founder retiree assembly 1997), Modern Language Association.
Married Audrey Dohmeyer, 1956 (divorced 1971). 1 child, Kristen Anna Wasson-Mirskin.