Neill, Richard R., 1875-1970

Richard R. Neill was born in New York City on June 20, 1925. He graduated from Princeton with an A.B. in English in 1938 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1943. After the end of World War II, Neill attended NYU for his graduate education from 1949-1952, earning an M.A. in English in 1953. Neill joined Prentice-Hall Publishers as an editor and worked there for the duration of his professional life, retiring in 1985 as President of Executive Reports (P-H business publishing subsidiary).

From the guide to the Richard R. Neill Coursework Collection, 1949-1952, (New York University Archives)