Background
Harms, Robert Thomas was born on April 12, 1932 in Peoria, Illinois, United States. Son of Wilbert Erwin and Mildred Matilda (Thomas) Harms.
Harms, Robert Thomas was born on April 12, 1932 in Peoria, Illinois, United States. Son of Wilbert Erwin and Mildred Matilda (Thomas) Harms.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Chicago, 1952; A.M. in Slavic Langs, University of Chicago, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics, University of Chicago, 1960; postgraduate (Fulbright scholar), U. Helsinki, Finland, 1954-1956; United States-Soviet exchange, Leningrad State University, 1962-1963.
Instructor, University Texas, Austin, 1958-1961;
assistant professor linguistics, University Texas, 1961-1964;
associate professor, University Texas, 1965-1967;
professor, University Texas, since 1967;
department chairman linguistics, University Texas, 1973-1977. Visiting assistant professor Columbia University, 1960, visiting associate professor, 1965. Visiting associate professor Ohio State University, 1964.
United States-Hungary exchange professor of University Szeged (Hungarian Academy Sciences), Budapest, 1967-1968.
(First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylo...)
(First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylo...)
Member Linguistic Society of America, Finno-Ugrian Society, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Sirpa Helina Aaltonen, July 1, 1956. Children: Kirsti Maria, Ritva Helena, Eerik Thomas, Timo Kalevi.