Background
Kossmann, Rudolf Richard was born on December 1, 1934 in Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Came to the United States, 1962. Son of Ernst Rudolf Alfred and Mabel Corry (Van der Hoop) Kossmann.
Kossmann, Rudolf Richard was born on December 1, 1934 in Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Came to the United States, 1962. Son of Ernst Rudolf Alfred and Mabel Corry (Van der Hoop) Kossmann.
Doctor of Letters, Leyden (The Netherlands) University, 1969.
Instructor to assistant professor, State University of New York, Brockport, 1962-1964;
associate professor, State University of New York, Potsdam, 1964-1965;
associate professor to professor, State University of New York, New Paltz, since 1965. Visiting professor U. Groningen (The Netherlands), 1968-1969. Chairman English Department State University of New York, New Paltz, 1980-1985.
Director Overseas Academic Programs State University of New York, 1985-1989. Lecturer various organizations in the United States and abroad, since 1962.
Served to First lieutenant Army Medical Corps, The Netherlands, 1954-1956. Member Modern Language Association, American Association of University Professors.
Married Anna Maria D'Aniello, June 9, 1962. Children: Robert J., Marc R., Eduard R.