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Werner Sollors

b. 1943

German academic

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About Werner Sollors

Born 1943. Werner Sollors is an American academic and literary scholar.

Werner Max Sollors (born June 6, 1943) is Henry B. and Anne M. Cabot Professor of English and of African American Studies at Harvard University. He is also Global Professor of Literature at New York University Abu Dhabi.

Background Sollors received a doctorate in philosophy in 1975 from the Free University of Berlin.

Academic appointments Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, West Germany, assistant professor of American studies, 1970–77 Columbia University, New York City, assistant professor, 1975–82, associate professor of English, 1982–83 Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts Andrew W. Mellon faculty fellow, 1977–78 professor of American literature and Language and Afro-American Studies, 1983-- Henry B. and Anne M. Cabot Professor of English Literature, 1988-- Walter Channing Cabot fellow, 1997–98 Washington University in St. Louis, Hurst Professor, 2004–05 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, Patten Lecturer, 2008–09 University of Texas at San Antonio, Brackenridge Distinguished Visiting Professor, 2009 Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Work His writings include Beyond Ethnicity: Consent and Descent in American Culture (1986), Neither Black Nor White and Yet Both: Thematic Explorations of Interracial Literature (1997), Ethnic Modernism (2008), and The Temptation of Despair: Tales of the 1940s (2014). He was also the editor for the Modern Library Classics release of Georges by Alexandre Dumas.

also 2007

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Important facts

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Nationality
Education
Freie Universität Berlin, Columbia University, Harvard University, Ph.D.
Employers
Harvard University, Columbia University, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Texas at San Antonio
Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship; Constance Rourke; Guggenheim fellow; Harvard University; National Endowment for the Humanities
Also known as
Werner Max Sollors

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Werner Sollors?

German academic

When was Werner Sollors born?

Werner Sollors was born on 6 June 1943 in Kronberg im Taunus.

What is Werner Sollors's occupation?

Werner Sollors is an academic and literary scholar.

What nationality is Werner Sollors?

Werner Sollors is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Werner Sollors

· Wikidata: Q7983501

· DBpedia: Werner Sollors

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