Background
Boecklin, Roland was born on September 29, 1900 in Fiesole, Italy. Son of Carlo and Nadia (von Gringmuth) Boecklin.
Boecklin, Roland was born on September 29, 1900 in Fiesole, Italy. Son of Carlo and Nadia (von Gringmuth) Boecklin.
Diploma Colonial Institute, Florence, Italy, 1922. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale, 1935.
1 son, Arnold P. Came to the United States, 1923, naturalized, 1929. Instructor German and Latin, Eastern preparatory schools, 1936-1946. Associate professor of University Massachusetts, Fort Devens, 1946-1948.
Associate professor Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, 1948-1954, professor, 1954-1971, professor emeritus, 1971-1972, Foundation professor language and literature, 1954-1971, department chairman classics, 1948-1971. Cons. Ohio State University Research Foundation, 1963.
Member Modern Language Association, Classical Association Middle West and South, American Philological Association, American Association University Professors.
Married Peg Pitman, June 16, 1941.