Background
Ochs, Robert David was born on March 27, 1915 in Bloomington, Illinois, United States. Son of Herman Solomon and Fannie Leah (Livingston) Ochs.
Ochs, Robert David was born on March 27, 1915 in Bloomington, Illinois, United States. Son of Herman Solomon and Fannie Leah (Livingston) Ochs.
Bachelor of Arts, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1936; Master of Arts, University Illinois, 1937; Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1939; Master of Arts, University of Oxford, England, 1964.
Research director, Anti-Defamation League, 1939-1941; member of faculty, University of Southern California, since 1946; professor of history, University of Southern California, 1957-1976; distinguished professor emeritus, University of Southern California, since 1976; department chairman, University of Southern California, 1960-1974; acting dean, University of Southern California (College Arts and Science), 1970-1971; associate editor, University of Southern California Press, 1950-1953; visiting professor, Merton College, University of Oxford, 1964. Member South Carolina. Archives Commission, 1960-1974.
Board of directors Columbia Music Festival Association, 1957-1964, 77-85, vice president, 1961-1962, president, 1962-1963. Director Columbia Lyric Opera, Columbia Museum Art, 1966-1969, 74-77, McKissick Museum, 1991-1996. Major Army of the United States, 1941-1946.
Lieutenant colonel; Member American History Association, Southern History Association (executive council 1973-1976), South Carolina. History Association (editor 1947-1955, president 1956-1957), American Studies Association, Organisation American Historians, Southeastern American Studies Association (president 1960-1961), Omicron Delta Kappa.