Richard Carleton Vitzthum

[1936 - 2023]

Brief Biography of

Richard Vitzthum

Name: Richard C. Vitzthum

Born (YYYY.MM.DD): 1936.06.11

Occupation: Professor of English, University of Maryland, College Park

Degrees:

• B.A. Amherst College, 1957
• MAT. Harvard University, 1958
• Ph.D. Stanford University, 1963

Publications:

• The American Compromise: Theme and Method in the Histories of Bancroft, Parkman and Adams (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1974).
• Land and Sea: The Lyric Poetry of Philip Freneau (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1978).
• Materialism: An Affirmative History and Definition (Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 1995).
• Philosophical Materialism on the Secular Web.
• Numerous articles and reviews, 1965-present.

Other Relevant Misc. Info:

• Besides lifelong interests in philosophy, history, literature, and science, I'm devoted to classical music, hiking, skiing (alpine and nordic), jogging, golf, and my family (including grandchildren).

Homepage: http://consolationsofatheism.blogspot.com/