Louis Francis Solano
Louis Francis Solano (born March 29, 1904 in Naples , † August 2, 1992 in Quincy (Massachusetts) ) was an American Romanist of Italian origin.
life and work
Solano came to the United States when he was two. He received his doctorate from Charles Hall Grandgent at Harvard University in 1931 with the thesis The Phonology of Neapolitan (unpublished) and from then on taught there, from 1940 as Associate Professor, from 1969 as Full Professor. After his retirement in 1970, he taught at Loyola University Maryland, Suffolk University , and the Cambridge Center for Adult Education.
Solano worked mainly through the oral university teaching and his broad knowledge of languages. He has published very little.
literature
- Essays in honor of Louis Francis Solano , ed. by Raymond J. Cormier and Urban Tigner Holmes, Jr. , Chapel Hill 1970
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Louis Francis Solano , US Social Security Death Directory (SSDI), accessed October 3, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Solano, Louis Francis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Romanist and Medievalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 29, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naples |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd August 1992 |
| Place of death | Quincy (Massachusetts) |