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Robert D. Bass
Dr. Robert D. Bass (1904-1983) was a renowned historian and author, who was widely regarded as a foremost authority on the American Revolution in South Carolina.
He was born on Se...lihat lebih banyakDr. Robert D. Bass (1904-1983) was a renowned historian and author, who was widely regarded as a foremost authority on the American Revolution in South Carolina.
He was born on September 25, 1904 in Scranton, South Carolina (Florence County) to Fletcher Graves Bass, who was a farmer, and Bertha (Matthews) Bass. He graduated from Britton’s Neck High School, Marion County in 1922 and attended the Columbia Presbyterian Theological Seminary from 1925-1927. He received his Master’s Degree in 1927 and a Ph.D. in 1933 from the University of South Carolina. He then served as a commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve from 1934-1940 and in the U.S. Navy from 1940-1946, before continuing his post-doctoral studies at the University of London, Cambridge University in 1951-1952, and Johns Hopkins University in 1952.
He married writer Virginia Wauchope in 1929, and together the couple had two children: Robert Wauchope and George Fletcher.
Dr. Bass was a professor at several prestigious colleges and universities across the country, including Assistant Professor of English Literature at the University of South Carolina from 1927-1940; Professor of English Literature at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, M.D. from 1941-1957; Professor of English Literature at Furman University in Greenville, S.C. from 1957-63; Professor of English Literature at Limestone College in Gaffney, S.C. from 1963-65; and Professor of English Literature and Department Head at Erskine College, Due West, S.C. from 1966-70.
He was honored by the South Carolina Hall of Fame, the American Revolution Round Table and the American Association of State and Local History.lihat lebih sedikit