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*Efforts led to the creation of | *Efforts led to the creation of a separate Department of German. | ||
*First head of 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. | *Made significant contribution to the Harriet Irving Library's collection of German language and literature works. | ||
* | *Graduate studies in German were implemented in 1964, du<span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px">ring </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica; font-size: small; line-height: 19.2000007629395px">Hübener's</span><span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px"> time as department head.</span> | ||
*<span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px">During time as head, the Department of German became renowned within the Maritime Provinces | *<span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px">During her time as head, the Department of German became renowned within the Maritime Provinces.</span> | ||
'''Additional notes:''' | '''Additional notes:''' | ||
Latest revision as of 12:53, 17 January 2018
Nicknames/Other names:
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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