Robert Stuart Hoyt

Background

Hoyt, Robert Stuart was born on May 20, 1918 in Minneapolis. Son of Samuel Leslie and Jane (Woodruff) Hoyt.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1940, Master of Arts, 1942, Doctor of Philosophy, 1948.

Career

Dean, 1944-1945; assistant professor, then associate professor of University Iowa, 1946-1955. Associate professor of University Minnesota, 1955-1957, professor of history, 1957-1971, department chairman, 1966. Founder, director International Medieval Bibliography, 1967-1971.

Co-chairman Conference Medieval Bibliography, 1967-1971.

Membership

Served with Army of the United States, 1945-1946. Guggenheim fellow, 1949-1950. Fellow Royal History Society.

Member Medieval Academy American (councillor 1964-1967), American History Association, Midwest Medieval Conference (president 1966-1967).

Connections

Married Maurine K. Larson, July 20, 1940. Children: Stauart C., Jane D., Martha M. Teaching fellow, tutor Harvard, 1942-1945, assistant.

Father:

Samuel Leslie Hoyt

Mother:

Jane (Woodruff) Hoyt

Spouse:

Maurine K. Larson

child:

tutor Harvard Hoyt

child:

Martha M. Teaching fellow Hoyt

child:

Stauart C. Hoyt

child:

1942-1945 Hoyt

child:

Jane D. Hoyt

child:

assistant Hoyt