About Robert Torrance
Lived 1939 – 2016 (aged 76). Robert Torrance was an American literary critic and journalist.
Robert M. Torrance (May 9, 1939 – February 16, 2016) was professor emeritus of Comparative Literature at UC Davis.
Torrance received his B.A. from Harvard in Greek and English, his M.A. at UC Berkeley in Comparative Literature, and his Ph.D. at Harvard in Comparative Literature. After teaching at Harvard and at Brooklyn College of CUNY, he moved to UC Davis in 1976. During his 25 years at Davis, he served several terms as both director and graduate adviser.
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American literary critic
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Robert Torrance was born on 9 May 1939.
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Robert Torrance died on 16 February 2016.
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Robert Torrance was a literary critic and journalist.
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