Background
Coughlin, Richard James was born on December 12, 1917 in Buffalo. Son of Richard James and Mary (Eardley) Coughlin.
sociology and anthropology educator
Coughlin, Richard James was born on December 12, 1917 in Buffalo. Son of Richard James and Mary (Eardley) Coughlin.
Bachelor of Science, Buffalo State College, 1941. Master of Arts, Yale University, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1953.
Vice consul Department State, Washington, 1946—1948. Assistant professor sociology Yale University, 1954—1960. Associate professor York University, Toronto, Canada, 1960—1963.
Professor University Virginia, 1963—1986, professor emeritus, 1986. Visiting professor Chinese University, Hong Kong, 1973—1974. Senior representative Asia Foundation, Hong Kong, 1957—1959.
With United States Army, 1942-1945.
Member of Association Asian Studies, Southern Sociological Society, American Sociological Association.
Married Margaret Morgan Coughlin, February 7, 1946. Children: Kenneth, Elizabeth. Married Helene Yun-Sik Min, August 15, 1981.