Robert Judson Niess

Background

Niess, Robert Judson was born on August 25, 1911 in Mason City, Iowa, United States. Son of George and Mary Anne (Thibodeau) Niess.

Education

AB magna cum laude, University of Minnesota, 1933; AM, University of Minnesota, 1934; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1937.

Career

Teaching fellow Romance languages, Washington University, St. Louis, 1936-1937; instructor, Washington University, St. Louis, 1937-1939; assistant professor, Mundelein College, Chicago, 1939-1942; associate professor, U. Kentucky, 1946-1947; assistant professor French, Harvard University, 1947-1949; from associate professor to professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1949-1972; professor, Duke U., 1972-1981.

Achievements

• Robert Judson Niess has been listed as a noteworthy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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Membership

Democratic candidate for state senate, Michigan, 1952. Major United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Member American Association of University Professors, Modern Language Association, South Atlantic Modern Language Association, American Association Teachers French, Palmes Acadèmiques, Phi Beta Kappa, Theta Chi, Phi Sigma Iota.

Connections

Married Martha Isabelle Laing, June 18, 1938. Children: Martha (Mistress H. Gene Moss), Barbara (Mistress John W. Buys Junior).

Father:

George Niess

Mother:

Mary Anne (Thibodeau) Niess

Spouse:

Martha Isabelle Laing

child:

Barbara Niess (Mistress John W. Buys Junior)

child:

Martha Niess (Mistress H. Gene Moss)