Background
MacDonald, Robert Alan was born on March 25, 1927 in Salamanca, New York, United States. Son of Guy E. and Hildur V. (Helene) Macdonald. Bachelor of Arts, University Buffalo, 1948.
MacDonald, Robert Alan was born on March 25, 1927 in Salamanca, New York, United States. Son of Guy E. and Hildur V. (Helene) Macdonald. Bachelor of Arts, University Buffalo, 1948.
Bachelor, University Buffalo, 1948. Master of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1958.
Assistant professor of University Richmond, Virginia, 1955-1961, associate professor, 1961-1967, professor Spanish, 1967-1995, professor emeritus, 1995. Official project reviewer National Endowment for Humanities, Washington, 1977-1995, Social Science and Humanities Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1981-1995.
Served with United States Army, 1946-1947, 51-53. A.L. Markham traveling fellow University of Wisconsin, 1958-1959. Member Academy American Research Historians on Medieval Spain, American Association Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (past president state chapter), American Association of University Professors (past president local chapter), American Council on Teaching Foreign Langs., Medieval Academy American, Modern Language Association.