Background
King, Robert Thomas was born on October 29, 1930 in Hillside, New Jersey, United States. Son of Philip Arthur and Lucy (Davis) King.
King, Robert Thomas was born on October 29, 1930 in Hillside, New Jersey, United States. Son of Philip Arthur and Lucy (Davis) King.
Educated, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, England, 1948-1950; Bachelor, Birmingham (England) University, 1955; postgraduate, Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-Upon-Avon, England, 1955-1956.
Trainee, University of Oxford Press, New York City, 1957-1959; chief copy editor, New York University Press, 1959-1961; editor, New York University Press, 1961-1963; managing editor, New York University Press, 1963-1966; director, University of Southern California Press, Columbia, 1966-1984.
Member American Association University Presses (board directors 1972-1974, chairman goals and long-range problems committee), Andiron Club, Grolier Club, Torch Club (Columbia).
Married Fredericka Bredow, 1978.