Sigmund Eisner (academic)
American scholar of medieval literature (1920–2012) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sigmund Eisner (1920–2012) was an American scholar of medieval literature. A professor emeritus at the University of Arizona, he was a noted expert on Geoffrey Chaucer and was frequently consulted on matters of astronomy in Chaucer.[1][2]
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Sigmund Eisner | |
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Born | (1920-12-09)December 9, 1920 Red Bank, New Jersey, US |
Died | December 18, 2012(2012-12-18) (aged 92) |
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Alma mater | |
Thesis | A Tale of Wonder (1955) |
Doctoral advisor | Roger Sherman Loomis |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Literature |
Sub-discipline | Medieval literature |
Institutions | University of Arizona |
Main interests | Geoffrey Chaucer |
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