Martin P. Rice was born in Philadelphia, PA in 1938. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his Ph.D. in Russian language and literature from ...ver maisMartin P. Rice was born in Philadelphia, PA in 1938. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his Ph.D. in Russian language and literature from Vanderbilt University. He was a professor of Germanic and Slavic languages for 25 years at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and one of the founders of The HyperGlot Software Company and later of globalenglish.com, which teaches English to non-native speakers over the Internet. He currently lives with his wife, Robin, on a farm in Santiago de Puriscal, Costa Rica.ver menos