Morrie Schwartz Timeline & Summary

Morrie is born December 20, 1916, in New York City.
His father dies when he is eight years old.
He grows up in the Bronx during the Great Depression.
He goes to the University of Chicago to earn a master's and Ph.D. At this point, he spends time working in a mental hospital for five years.
He starts working at Brandeis University in the late 1950s.
He works at Brandeis until he is diagnosed with ALS in the summer of 1994.
Morrie dies on November 4, 1995.