Rudolf Kirk

Background

Kirk, Rudolf was born on January 20, 1898 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Charles Farquhar and Annie (Brooke) Kirk.

Education

AB with honors in English, Princeton University, 1922. AM, Princeton University, 1928. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1932.

Master of Arts, University Iowa, 1925.

Career

Instructor English,, State University Iowa, 1922-1925; instructor, assistant professor, associate Professor of English,, Rutgers University, 1928-1945; professor, Rutgers University, 1945-1963; professor emeritus, Rutgers University, 1963-1989; acting department chairman, Rutgers University, 1956-1957; department chairman, Rutgers University, 1960-1963; distinguished professor, S.W. Texas State University, San Marcos, 1963-1967; visiting professor, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1967-1969. Visiting professor University of Wisconsin, 1964, U. New Mexico, summer 1948, New York University, 1949, U. Missouri, 1950, 53. Fulbright professor American literature and civilization U. Liege, Belgium, 1955-1956.

Fulbright lecturer U. Ghent, 1955, Rome, 1956. Chairman College Conference on English, Center Atlantic STates, 1933 co-founder English Institute,1939, secretary, 1939-1945, chairman, 1949, editor annual, 1940-1943.

Achievements

• Rudolf Kirk has been listed as a noteworthy English language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The Moral Philosophie of the Stoicks (La Philosophie Morale des Stoiques)
  • The Church of St. John the Evangelist: A Parish History
  • Mr. Pepys upon the state of Christ-Hospital,

Membership

Board of directors New Brunswick area Community Chest, 1942-1945. Trustee William Alexander Procter Foundation, 1951-1963. With United States Army, 1918.

Member Modern Language Association (chairman 17th century group 1944, Howells group 1950), American Association of University Professors, Guild Scholars, Phi Beta Kappa (honorary).

Connections

Married Clara Marburg, September 8, 1930 (deceased October 1976). Children: Frances Jeffries (deceased), Susanne, Geoffrey (deceased), Donald.

Father:

Charles Farquhar Kirk

Mother:

Annie (Brooke) Kirk

Spouse:

Clara Marburg

child:

Susanne Kirk

child:

Donald Kirk

child:

Geoffrey Kirk (deceased)

child:

Frances Jeffries Kirk (deceased)