Rudolph fisher biography

Rudolph Fisher was born in Washington, DC on May 9, 1897 and reared in Providence, Rhode Island. His parents, John Wesley Fisher, a clergyman, and Glendora Williamson Fisher had three children.

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This truly Renaissance man was a physician, roentgenology specialist, novelist, short story writer, dramatist, musician, and orator.

Fisher’s short life (he lived for thirty-seven years) was filled with academic, oratorical, and literary accomplishments.

Those achievements began early. In 1915, he graduated from Providence’s Classical High School with honors.

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Four years later (1919), he graduated from Brown University with a BA major in English and biology, receiving honors in the latter discipline. A year later he received an MA from Brown.

During his matriculation at Brown, Rudolph’s public speaking skills did not go unnoticed.

He won the first Caesar Misch Premium (in German) in his freshman year; first prize in the