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Viola Sachs

1929 – 2020

French-Polish academic

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Lived 1929 – 2020 (aged 90). Viola Sachs was a Polish and French literary critic and university teacher.

Viola Sachs (20 September 1929 – 26 June 2020) was a Polish professor of American Literature at "Warsaw University" and "Université de Paris VIII, France".

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As a specialist of Herman Melville, she conducted research and studies for the decoding of Melville's master works. She created the Laboratory of Research on American "Imaginaire" (SIAM) in the early eighties at the University of Paris VIII (Département Anglo-Américain). Today, SIAM's research programs are continuing with the "Résonance Group" of the University of Paris VIII.

Her teachings brought also a new approach on: the influences of the Bible in American Literature, the important role of fraternities and sororities in most of American master works.

Viola Sachs was also a specialist of Brazil, where she lived and studied after World War II. Ignacy Sachs, her husband published an autobiographical essay in which he narrates their trip from Poland to Brazil and India during the doom years of Nazism in Europe:

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Who was Viola Sachs?

French-Polish academic

When was Viola Sachs born?

Viola Sachs was born on 20 September 1929 in Hamburg.

When did Viola Sachs die?

Viola Sachs died on 26 June 2020 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.

What was Viola Sachs's occupation?

Viola Sachs was a literary critic and university teacher.

What nationality was Viola Sachs?

Viola Sachs was Polish and French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Viola Sachs

· Wikidata: Q7933036

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