Temira Pachmuss
Temira Pachmuss (24 December 1927 Vasknarva, Ida-Viru County – 1 May 2007 Urbana, Illinois) was a Russian-American philogist.[1]
In 1939, her family moved to Germany. In 1950s, she moved to Australia. In 1955, he moved to USA. In 1959, she defended her doctoral thesis at Washington University in Seattle.[1]
Since 1960, she taught (since 1968 professor) Russian literature at Illinois University at Urbana-Champaign.[1]
Her major fields of research were Russian literature outside Russia, including the Russian writers who worked in Finland and Russia. She was especially interested in the legacy by Russian poet Zinaida Gippius.[1]
In 2001, she was awarded with Order of the White Star, medal class.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "In memoriam professor emerita Temira Pachmuss". Estonian World Review (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Teenetemärkide kavalerid: Temira Pachmuss". www.president.ee. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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