Background
Whitman, Robert Freeman was born on July 9, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Alfred Freeman and Fannie Marie (Whitman) Whitman.
Whitman, Robert Freeman was born on July 9, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Alfred Freeman and Fannie Marie (Whitman) Whitman.
AB, Cornell University, 1949. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1956.
Instructor English Princeton University, 1955-1960. Assistant professor University Pittsburgh, 1960-1965, associate professor, 1965-1967, professor, since 1967, chairman English department, 1967-1972.
Served to Second lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1943-1946. Member Modern Language Association, Malone Society.
Married Marina von Neumann, June 23, 1956. Children– Malcolm, Laura Mariette.