Moritz Levi

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Moritz Levi (born November 23, 1857 in Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen ; † November 18, 1942 ) was an American Romanist of German origin.

life and work

Levi came to the United States (after Kalamazoo ) in 1875 at the age of 17 and received US citizenship in 1881. He earned a bachelor's degree in Ann Arbor in 1887 , taught in Chicago, studied at the Sorbonne from 1889 to 1890 and began a career as a professor at the University of Michigan in 1890 . There he was an instructor (until 1896), assistant professor (until 1902), junior professor (until 1907) and finally professor from 1907 to 1923. During this time he taught French, Italian and Spanish.

Works

  • (with Victor Emmanuel François) A French reader for beginners , Ann Arbor 1896
  • (Ed.) Molière, L'avare , Boston 1900
  • (Ed.) Manzoni, I promessi sposi; abridged , New York / Boston 1901
  • (Ed.) Eugène Labiche, La grammaire , Boston 1906
  • (Ed.) Molière, Le bourgeois gentilhomme , New York 1910, 1917
  • French composition. A trip to Paris , New York 1916
  • (Eds.) Eugène Labiche and Édouard Martin, La poudre aux yeux. Comédie , New York 1918
  • French phrases and questions. A manual of conversation , New York 1920
  • Reading, writing and speaking French , New York 1927
  • (Ed.) Eugène Labiche, Le voyage de Monsieur Perrichon , Chicago / New York 1927

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personal data
SURNAME Levi, Moritz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American Romance studies of German origin
DATE OF BIRTH November 23, 1857
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen
DATE OF DEATH November 18, 1942