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Anna Crone

1946 – 2009

American slavist

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About Anna Crone

Lived 1946 – 2009 (aged 63). Anna Crone was an American philologist, slavist and linguist.

Anna Lisa Crone (June 9, 1946 – June 19, 2009 ) was an American linguist and literary theorist.

Life Bom in Brooklyn, New York, Crone was raised in North Carolina and graduated from Goucher College in 1967. She received her Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1975, where her teachers were Roman Jakobson, , and . with their views being sometimes misinterpreted by Crone.

During her career she directed almost 20 dissertations. In 2007, two of her students published Poetics, Self, Place: Essays in Honor of Anna Lisa Crone. She died from cancer and was survived by her husband Vladimir Donchik, her daughter Liliana, her parents Ethel and James Crone, and sisters Laurel Sneed and Moira Crone.

Awards and honors 1985: a Quantrell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching at the university 2000: Award for Achievement in Post-Secondary Teaching (the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages) 2000: a Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching (University of Chicago)

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Important facts

Birth century
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Education
Harvard University, University of Chicago
Awards
Quantrell Award
Also known as
Anna L. Crone, Anna Lisa Crone

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Anna Crone?

American slavist (1946-2009)

When was Anna Crone born?

Anna Crone was born on 9 June 1946 in Brooklyn.

When did Anna Crone die?

Anna Crone died on 19 June 2009.

What was Anna Crone's occupation?

Anna Crone was a philologist, slavist and linguist.

What nationality was Anna Crone?

Anna Crone was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Anna Crone

· Wikidata: Q59629272

· DBpedia: Anna Crone

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