Background
Dean, Ruth Josephine was born on March 10, 1902 in New York City. Daughter of Amos Carlton and Lovisa Vaughn (Mallory) Dean.
Dean, Ruth Josephine was born on March 10, 1902 in New York City. Daughter of Amos Carlton and Lovisa Vaughn (Mallory) Dean.
Bachelor, Wellesley College, 1922. Bachelor with honors, Oxford (England) University, 1924. Master of Arts, Oxford (England) University, 1928.
Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford (England) University, 1938. Doctor of Humane Letters, University Pennsylvania, 1979. Doctor of Humane Letters, Mount Holyoke College, 1989.
Member of faculty, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, since 1934;
Mary Lyon professor French, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, since 1966;
professor emeritus, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, since 1967. Member Institute Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1943-1944, 50-51. Lecturer, visiting professor University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1969-1975, professor emeritus, since 1975.
Honorary research fellow Institute Romance Studies, U. London, since 1990. Branch and state president, member of national committees American Association of University Women, 1940-1961.
Fellow Medieval Academy American (past council, committee member, vice president, president), British Academy (correspondent). Member Modern Language Association (executive council, member boards, committees, vice president 1958-1980), Ordre des Palmes Academiques (France).