Background
Cross, Robert Brandt was born on December 9, 1914 in Stockton, California, United States. Son of LaRue Ackley and Theresa (Brandt) Cross.
Cross, Robert Brandt was born on December 9, 1914 in Stockton, California, United States. Son of LaRue Ackley and Theresa (Brandt) Cross.
Bachelor of Arts in Greek, University of California at Los Angeles, 1937; Master of Arts in Greek, University of California-Berkeley, 1939; Doctor of Philosophy in Greek, University of Southern California, 1948.
Assistant professor classical languages, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1948-1957; professor foreign languages, U. Arkansas, Fayetteville, 1957-1980; emeritus professor, U. Arkansas, 1980-1995.
Served with United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945. Member American Guild Organists, Organ History Society, Classical Association Middle West and South (vice president for Arkansas 1957-1980), Sociedade Brasileira De Romanistas, Desert Tortoise Council, Gopher Tortoise Council, The Nature Conservancy.