Greene joined the teaching faculty at the University of Rochester in 1929 and was promoted to a full professorship 1937[2] and to the Gilmore Professorship of English in 1942.[1] In 1946, he moved to Wells College and served as its president until 1950. He then spent four years holding visiting professorships at Purdue University, the University of California at Berkeley and the California Institute of Technology.[2] In 1954, he joined the faculty at Wesleyan University as a visiting professor; he was appointed to a full professorship in 1956 and to the Wilbur Fisk Osborne Professorship of English in 1969.[1] He retired in 1972. He was a specialist in medieval English carols; his books included The Early English Carols and A Selection of English Carols. He died on 23 December 1983, aged 79.[2]
richard, leighton, greene, january, 1904, december, 1983, american, literary, scholar, musicologist, born, rochester, january, 1904, greene, attended, university, rochester, graduating, with, 1926, then, studied, princeton, university, completing, 1927, englis. Richard Leighton Greene 18 January 1904 23 December 1983 was an American literary scholar and musicologist Born in Rochester on 18 January 1904 Greene attended the University of Rochester graduating with an AB in 1926 he then studied at Princeton University completing an AM in 1927 and a PhD in English in 1929 1 Greene joined the teaching faculty at the University of Rochester in 1929 and was promoted to a full professorship 1937 2 and to the Gilmore Professorship of English in 1942 1 In 1946 he moved to Wells College and served as its president until 1950 He then spent four years holding visiting professorships at Purdue University the University of California at Berkeley and the California Institute of Technology 2 In 1954 he joined the faculty at Wesleyan University as a visiting professor he was appointed to a full professorship in 1956 and to the Wilbur Fisk Osborne Professorship of English in 1969 1 He retired in 1972 He was a specialist in medieval English carols his books included The Early English Carols and A Selection of English Carols He died on 23 December 1983 aged 79 2 References edit a b c Directory of American Scholars vol 2 American Council of Learned Societies 1982 p 273 a b c Joyce Purnick Dr Richard L Greene Dies at 79 Expert on English Medieval Carols The New York Times 26 December 1983 p 6 nbsp nbsp This biography of an American academic is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Leighton Greene amp oldid 1121723631, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
