Read the bio below and try to give details on john rice irwin 's: - residence - known for - spouse - education - children - birth date - name - nationality - birth place Bio: john rice irwin -lrb- born december 11 , 1930 -rrb- is an american cultural historian , and founder of the museum of appalachia in norris , tennessee . rice was born in union county , tennessee , but while still an infant his family moved twice , and would eventually permanently reside on a farm near norris , tennessee . he served in the us army infantry in the early 1940s , and later would complete his bachelor 's degree at lincoln memorial university . he also earned his master 's degree at the university of tennessee . he married elizabeth mcdaniel in 1954 , and the couple subsequently had two children . his wife died in 2008 . he currently lives at norris health rehab center . he became the youngest superintendent of schools in tennessee in the early 1960s . his interest in history began at an early age , and was inspired by his grandparents to start a museum . he founded the museum of appalachia in 1968 , and has since grown significantly in both its size and number of visitors . he has been awarded several accolades and awards , and has eight different published books -lrb- seven of which are nationally and internationally distributed -rrb- .
- residence is norris health rehab center- known for is founder of museum of appalachia- spouse is elizabeth deceased -rrb- mcdaniel irwin -lrb- m. 1954 -- 2008 ;- education is master 's degree- children is elaine irwin- birth date is 11 december 1930- name is john rice irwin- nationality is american- birth place is union county , tennessee