Raymond Thompson Hill
American Romanist, Provençalist, Lusitanist, Medievalist and educator
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| Intro | American Romanist, Provençalist, Lusitanist, Medievalist and educator | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Professor Educator Romanist Medievalist | |
| Work field | Academia Social science | |
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| Birth | 11 January 1883, North Branford, Connecticut, USA | |
| Death | 1956 (aged 73 years) | |
| Star sign | Capricorn |
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Raymond Thompson Hill (January 11, 1883 - 1956 ) was an American Romanist, Provençalist, Lusitanist, and Medievalist.
Life and work
Hill was born on January 11, 1883, in North Branford, Connecticut.
He received his Ph.D. from Yale University with the work (ed.) La mule sanz frain, An Arthurian romance by Païens de Maisières (Baltimore 1911). He taught at Yale as an instructor for French (1908-1916), as an assistant professor (1916-1927) and as an associate professor (1927-1949). From 1949 to 1952, he was head of the library.
Other works
- (with Horatio Elwin Smith) Advanced French composition, New York 1916
- (Ed.) Two old French poems on Saint Thibaut, New Haven 1936
- (Ed. with Thomas Goddard Bergin) Anthology of the Provençal troubadours, New Haven 1941, 1973
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| Article Title: | Raymond Thompson Hill: American Romanist, Provençalist, Lusitanist, Medievalist and educator - Biography and Life |
| Author(s): | PeoplePill.com Editorial Staff |
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| Article URL: | https://peoplepill.com/i/raymond-thompson-hill |
| Publish Date: | 30 Dec 2016 |
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