bˈɔːɹn ɪn lˈiːmɐ, pɚɹˈuː, hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ bˈætʃəlɚɹ ʌv ˈɑːɹts dᵻɡɹˈiː sˈʌmə kʊmlˈaʊdi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː fɹʌm dˈɑːɹtməθ kˈɑːlɪdʒ ænd ɐ pˌiːˈeɪtʃ.dˈiː. ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən fɹʌm bɹˈændeɪz jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi.
Born in Lima, Peru, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree summa cum laude in 1962 from Dartmouth College and a Ph.D. in 1967 from Brandeis University.