Background
Topitzer, Robert J. was born on November 15, 1938 in Fallriver, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Elmer T. and Mary Topitzer.
Topitzer, Robert J. was born on November 15, 1938 in Fallriver, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Elmer T. and Mary Topitzer.
Bachelor of Science, College Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1960. Master of Arts, Northeastern University, Boston, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, University New Hampshire, Durham, 1974.
Researcher Action Boston Community Development, Boston, 1963—1964. Research associate Harvard University Musical School, Brookline, 1964—1965. Instructor sociology Rutgers University, Camden, New Jersey, 1971—1974.
Associate professor sociology Suffolk University, Boston, since 1974. Lecturer University College Cork Ireland, Ireland, 2006.
Member & chair Conservation Commission, Merrimac, Massachusetts, 1975—1990. Member of Zelenogorsk Newburyport Sister City Committee (chair since 2000).
Married Margaret R. Finnegan, July 30, 1966. Children: Johanna M. Finnegan-Topitzer, Jonathan C., Jeremy M.