Jean Isabel Hübener
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Education:
- Bachelor of Arts with honors in French and German (1927) - University of Western Australia, Australia
- PhD in Mediaeval German and French - University of Bonn, Germany
Dates employed: 1951 - 1967
Faculty: Arts
Department: Modern Languages
Position held:
- Professor of German (1951 - 1952)
- Department of German Head (1952 - 1967)
Activities/contributions:
- Efforts led to the creation of a separate Department of German.
- First head of Department of German.
- Made significant contribution to the Harriet Irving Library's collection of German language and literature works.
- Graduate studies in German were implemented in 1964, during Hübener's time as department head.
- During her time as head, the Department of German became renowned within the Maritime Provinces.
Additional notes:
- Dissertation subject was "The role of the landscape in German and French mediaeval courtly epics."
- Appointed to Guggeinheim Fellowship in 1949 to participate in research on intellectual resistance to the Nazis.
- Named professor emerita at Encaenia on May 15, 1975
Sources:
- UA Case 77
- Jean and Gustav Hübener fonds UA RG 362: http://gencat.eloquent-systems.com/unb_permalink.html?key=24543
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