Background
Novak, Richey Asbury was born on December 2, 1927 in Palestine, Texas, United States. Son of John and Rebecca (Johnson) Novak.
Novak, Richey Asbury was born on December 2, 1927 in Palestine, Texas, United States. Son of John and Rebecca (Johnson) Novak.
Bachelor in Philosophy, Columbia University, 1955; Master of Arts in Philosophy, Columbia University, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy in German, Johns Hopkins University, 1969.
Assistant professor, Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, 1958-1966; associate professor, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1969-1975; Distinguished professor, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1975; professor, Abadan (Iran) Institute Technology, 1975-1979; professor humanities, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana, since 1980.
With United States Navy, 1945-1948, European Theatre of Operations, 1951-1952, Korea. Member Modern Language Association, American Association Teachers German.
Married Sigrid Scholtz, December 28, 1953. Children: Richard Henry, Walter Dietrich.