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).
