Traugott Richter
Professor of English, 1935-1964
Traugott Richter was born July 30, 1904, in Davenport, Iowa, into a family which had been important in Davenport's early history and founded a furrier business there. Richter received his bachelor's degree from Dartmouth 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ in 1926 and his doctorate from Northwestern University in 1934. Before pursuing graduate study, he taught at Cleveland 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@, a division of Western Reserve University, for three years.
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Richter was married to Dolores Kopp, whom he had known since the fourth grade. He enjoyed jazz music, and collected more than 1,400 78 rpm jazz recordings. Richter died Aug. 24, 1965.