- James Robb (philosopher)
Infobox Person
name = James H. Robb
image_size =
caption = James Robb
birth_date = April 25, 1918
birth_place =Bena, Minnesota
death_date = September 16, 1993
death_place =Milwaukee, Wisconsin
nationality = American
alma_maters =University of Wisconsin-River Falls ,Marquette University ,University of Toronto
occupation =Professor ,Philospher
religion = Roman CatholicJames H. Robb (April 25, 1918-September 16, 1993) was a professor of philosophy at
Marquette University , and was considered an expert inMedieval Philosophy and of the teachings ofSt. Thomas Aquinas .Biography
James H. Robb was born on April 25, 1918 in
Bena, Minnesota . He attendedSt. Cloud State Teachers College , completing his Bachelor of Science degree in English and Psychology in 1940. After two years of teaching high school English, Robb entered theArmy Signal Corps during theSecond World War . He served in theChina ,India , andBurma until his discharge in 1946. After the war and his conversion toCatholicism , he entered Marquette University where he received his second Bachelors degree in Philosophy and Latin in 1948. Robb next pursued graduate studies at theUniversity of Toronto , receiving a Licentiate in Medieval Studies Summa Cud Laude from the Pontifical Institute in 1952 and a M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy from theUniversity of Toronto in 1953. After a Fulbright year in Paris, where he studied medieval philosophy and French cuisine, he began his teaching career atLoyola University of Los Angeles .Marquette University (1956-1991)
Dr. Robb returned to
Marquette University in 1956, becoming one of the schools most popular professors over a thirty-year span until his retirement in 1991. Along with a great knowledge ofCharles Peguy , Robb was an expert onMedieval Philosophy in general andThomas Aquinas in particular and was the author/editor of three books: St. Thomas Questions on the Soul (1984); Man as Infinite Spirit (1974); critical edition of S. Thomae Aquinatis Quaestiones De Anima (1968) and numerous articles. He also served for over twenty-five years as Editor-in-Chief of the Marquette series, Mediaeval Philosophical Texts in Translation. Dr. James H. Robb died inMilwaukee on September 16, 1993.Books
*Man as Infinite Spirit (1974)
*Questions on the Soul : St. Thomas Aquinas (1984)Archival Collections
Dr. James H. Robb Papers, 1918-1993, Marquette Universityhttp://www.marquette.edu/library/collections/archives/SuperC/UNIV_C-1-12sJHR2-Abstract.html
References
See also
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Marquette University
*Marquette University Special Collections and University Archives
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