Background
Martland, Thomas Rodolphe was born on May 29, 1926 in Portuguese Chester, New York, United States. Son of Thomas Rodolphe and Anne Elizabeth (Newbury) Martland.
Martland, Thomas Rodolphe was born on May 29, 1926 in Portuguese Chester, New York, United States. Son of Thomas Rodolphe and Anne Elizabeth (Newbury) Martland.
Bachelor of Science magna cum laude, Fordham University, 1951. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1959.
Assistant professor Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, 1959-1965. Associate professor Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 1965-1966. Associate professor philosophy University Albany, New York, 1966-1984, professor, 1984-1997, research professor, from 1997, director religious studies program, 1980-1987, director philosophy grad studies program, 1988-1991.
Distinguished Jeannette K. Watson visiting professor of religion, Syracuse University, 1987. Director Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Program, 1995-1997.
Served to lieutenant (senior grade) United States Navy, 1944-1947, 51-53. Member American Philosophical Association, American Society Aesthetics (steering committee 1985-1988), International Association Philosophy and Literature (executive committee 1976-1981).
Married Agatha Murphy, April 3, 1952. Children: David Allen, Luke Thomas.