Alexander Green Fite
Alexander Green Fite (born July 31, 1892 in Nashville , † June 30, 1962 in Los Angeles ) was an American Romanist .
life and work
Fite studied at Vanderbilt University in Nashville (Master's degree in 1914). From 1915 to 1917 he was in Oxford (with a Rhodes scholarship ) and taught in France. After a year of military service, he taught at the University of Wisconsin from 1918 , studied from 1919 to 1920 in Paris, Madrid and Rome and received his doctorate in 1921 at the University of Wisconsin in Madison with the work A study of manuscript 627 of the Berne Library on the epic poem, Godefroi de Bouillon . From 1922 to 1957 he taught at the University of California in Los Angeles , most recently as an associate professor.
Fite was Vice President of the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF).
Other works
- (Ed.) François de Curel , Le repas du lion , New York 1926
- (Ed.) Four contemporary one-act comedies , Boston 1931
- (Ed.) Albéric Cahuet , Le missel d'amour , New York 1936 (foreword by Paul Bourget)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fite, Alexander Green |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Romance Studies |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 31, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nashville |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 30, 1962 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |