Background
Butler, Roy Francis was born on May 4, 1914 in Atlanta. Son of Roy Edward and Mae (Kenner) Butler.
Butler, Roy Francis was born on May 4, 1914 in Atlanta. Son of Roy Edward and Mae (Kenner) Butler.
AB (Chattanooga Times scholar), University Chattanooga, 1935. Master of Arts (Latin scholar), University Tennessee, 1938. Doctor of Philosophy (University scholar), Ohio State University, 1942.
Instructor, U. Tennessee, 1946; Instructor, Ohio State University, 1946-1947; assistant professor, U. Tennessee, 1947, 48; assistant professor faculty, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1947-1984; professor classics, Baylor University, 1952-1984; department chairman classics, Baylor University, 1958-1984; professor, chairman emeritus, Baylor University, from 1984.
Served with United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945. Member American Philological Association, Linguistic Society American, American Oriental Society, Classical Association Middle West and South, New York Academy Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Mensa, Phi Kappa Phi, Blue Key. M C.
Married Barbara Goehring Scott, November 17, 1943. Children: Roy Francis, John Scott.