Background
Palfrey, Thomas Rossman was born on October 22, 1895 in Vincennes, Indiana, United States. Son of Thomas Fairbanks Rossman and Mary (Lyon) Palfrey.
Palfrey, Thomas Rossman was born on October 22, 1895 in Vincennes, Indiana, United States. Son of Thomas Fairbanks Rossman and Mary (Lyon) Palfrey.
Student, University Toulouse, France, 1919. AB, Indiana University, 1920. AM, Indiana University, 1922.
Doctor of University, University Paris, 1927.
Instructor Romance languages Indiana University, Bloomington, 1920. Instructor, associate, assistant professor Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, 1925-1930. Associate professor, professor Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1930-1962.
Professor French, Arizona State University, Tempe, from 1962. Visiting professor summers New Mexico Highlands University, 1936, University of California at Los Angeles, 1947. Visiting professor Command and General Staff School, 1948, 49, 51, member educational survey commission, 1949.
Assistant commandant Chicago United States Army Reserve School, 1950, commandant, 1950-1953. Consultant editor Rinehart & Company.
Served on Mexican Border, 1916-1917. 3d. lieutenant infantry United States Army, 1917-1919, Advertising Educational Foundation in France. Colonel infantry G.S.C., 1942-1946.
Member Modern Language Association, AaUP, American Associations Teachers French, Modern Humanities Research Association, Modern Language Association Center West and South, Society Friends National Bibliotheque,International Association French Studies, International Association Comparative Literature, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Psi, Pi Delta Phi.
Married Magdalen Fettig, August 30, 1921. 1 child, Thomas Rossman.