Background
Preyer, Robert Otto was born on November 11, 1922 in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Yost and Mary Norris (Richardson) Preyer.
Preyer, Robert Otto was born on November 11, 1922 in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Yost and Mary Norris (Richardson) Preyer.
Graduate, Choate School, 1939; student, Davidson College, 1939-1940; AB, Princeton University, 1945; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1954.
Instructor, Smith College, 1948-1954;
assistant professor, Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1954-1955;
professor, department chairman English and American literature, Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1963-1966;
chairman faculty senate, Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1976-1980;
director university studies program, Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, since 1979;
professor emeritus, Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, since 1988. Visiting lecturer Amherst College, 1952. Visiting professor Freiburg U., Germany, 1956-1957.
Guest professor Heidelberg U., Germany, 1973-1974. Board directors PeidmontFin. Corporation, Richardson Corporation, Boston, Blacksides Inc., Boston, Adirondack Conservancy, Earl Warren Legal Training Program Inc., New York City.
Member of advisory board Eyes on the Prize, television series, 1985.
Chairman Mass Civil Liberties Fund, 1987-1990. Member board overseers humanities Tufts University, 1989-1994. Member advisory council department English, Princeton University, since 1991.
Board directors Museum Afro-American History, Boston. Ensign United States Naval Reserve, 1940-1943, PTO. Member Modern Language Association, American Civil Liberties Union (board directors), Legal Defense Foundation (national board directors since 1990), Cottage Club, St. Botolph Club, Princeton Club, Keene Valley Country Club.
Married Renee Haenel, June 14, 1947. Children: Jill, Sally, Elizabeth. Married Kathryn Conway Turner, July 19, 1966.