Rolfe, Franklin P. (Franklin Prescott), 1902-

Rolfe was born on Nov. 15, 1902 in Concord, NH; BS, Dartmouth College, 1924; AM (1925) and Ph. D (1931), Harvard Univ.; instructor of English, Stanford Univ., 1925-27; Sheldon travelling fellow, Harvard Univ., 1931-32; from instructor to professor of English (1932-70), chairman of the dept., (1944-48), dean of the division of humanities (1947-61), and dean of the College of Letters and Science (1961-70), UCLA; in 1970 he became emeritus dean of the College of Letters and Science, and in 1971, academic asst. to the executive vice chancellor; co-author with Majl Ewing and Llewellyn M. Buell, A guide to better writing (1940); research interests in the history of prose fiction and Victorian literature.

Biography

Rolfe was born on November 15, 1902 in Concord, New Hampshire; BS, Dartmouth College, 1924; AM (1925) and Ph.D (1931), Harvard University; instructor of English, Stanford University, 1925-27; Sheldon travelling fellow, Harvard University, 1931-32; from instructor to professor of English (1932-70), chairman of the department, (1944-48), dean of the division of humanities (1947-61), and dean of the College of Letters and Science (1961-70), UCLA; in 1970 he became emeritus dean of the College of Letters and Science, and in 1971, academic assistant to the executive vice chancellor; co-author with Majl Ewing and Llewellyn M. Buell, A guide to better writing (1940); research interests in the history of prose fiction and Victorian literature.