Background
Rathburn, Robert Charles was born on December 17, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Harold Beecher and Lilian (Young) Rathburn.
Rathburn, Robert Charles was born on December 17, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Harold Beecher and Lilian (Young) Rathburn.
Bachelor cum laude, Northwestern University, 1941; Master of Arts, Northwestern University, 1942; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1956.
Reporter, Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gazette, 1941; teaching assistant, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1941-1942; teaching assistant, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1945; Young Men’s Christian Association secretary, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1943; from instructor to associate professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1946-1969; professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1969-1987; professor emeritus, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, since 1987.
Board of directors Young Men’s Christian Association, University of Minnesota, 1950-1959, board directors, Minneapolis, 1964-1969. Member Modern Language Association, American Association of University Professors, Society Professional Journalists, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Louise Evelyn Jones, August 21, 1948.