Background
Hassel, Rudolph Christopher was born on November 16, 1939 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Rudolph Christopher and Helen Elizabeth (Poehler) Hassel.
Hassel, Rudolph Christopher was born on November 16, 1939 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Rudolph Christopher and Helen Elizabeth (Poehler) Hassel.
Bachelor, University Richmond, 1961. Master of Arts, University North Carolina, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, Emory University, 1968.
English instructor, Mercer U., Macon, Georgia, 1962-1965;
assistant professor, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1968-1973;
associate professor, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1973-1985;
professor, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, since 1985. Director graduate studies English department Vanderbilt University, 1974-1981, director undergraduate studies, 1991. Member Executive Committee Folger Institute, Washington, 1986-1995;consultant State of Tennessee, Nashville, 1987-1993.
Consultant for various university presses and professional journals.
Member choir Christ Episcopal Church, Nashville, 1974-1995, outreach volunteer, since 1974, vestryman, 1980-1983. Volunteer United Way, Vanderbilt University, since 1980, Habitat for Humanity. Member Modern Language Association, Shakespeare Association American, Malone Society New Variorum Editor, South Atlantic Modern Language Association, Christianity and Literature Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Sedley Louise Hotchkiss, June 16, 1962. Children: Bryan Christopher, Paul Sedley.