Background
Goldsmith, Robert Hillis was born on September 3, 1911 in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. Son of Robert and Edith (Darrow) Goldsmith.
Goldsmith, Robert Hillis was born on September 3, 1911 in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. Son of Robert and Edith (Darrow) Goldsmith.
Bachelor, Pennsylvania State University, 1936; Master of Arts, Columbia, 1943; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia, 1952.
Instructor department English, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1946-1952;
Instructor department English, U. Maryland., College Park, 1952-1955;
associate professor, Emory and Henry College, Emory, Virginia, 1955-1960;
professor, Emory and Henry College, 1960-1992;
department chairman, Emory and Henry College, 1971-1992;
Henry Carter Stuart Professor of English, Emory and Henry College, 1974-1992. Reader Folger Library, Washington, 1959. Intern Southeast RenaissanceInst., U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1965.
Humanities fellow Duke, 1966-1967.
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Served with United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Member American Association of University Professors (president chapter 1964-1965), Modern Language Association, Shakespeare Association American, Southeastern Renaissance Conference (president 1974), Charlotte Senior Scholars (program director 1981-1983, president 1984), Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Mary Alice Glass, June 1, 1942. Children: Alice Darrow, Robert Glass.