Vivian Greene (February 22, 1948 – July 2, 1998) was an American educator and author with an expertise in 18th and 19th century Danish and German literature.[1]

Vivian Greene-Gantzberg
Born(1948-02-22)February 22, 1948
Georgia, United States
Alma materUniversity of Illinois
Occupation(s)Professor and author

Early life and education

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She was born on February 22, 1948, in Georgia. She attended Spelman College in Atlanta in 1970 and received her masters and doctoral degrees in German from the University of Illinois.[2]

Career

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She was a faculty member at the University of Michigan from 1976 until 1982, a visiting professor at Harvard University from 1994 until 1995, and an associate professor at the University of Maryland where she taught Germanic languages and literature.[1][2] Greene published “Ludvig Holberg and German-Speaking Europe,” in Ludvig Holberg: A European Writer, edited by Sven Hakon Rossel (1994).[3]

Books published

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  • Gantzberg, Vivian Greene (1997). Biography of Danish Literary Impressionist Herman Bang (1857-1912). E. Mellen Press. ISBN 9780889467828.[4]
  • Bang, Herman (1990). Gantzberg, Vivian Greene (ed.). Udenrigspolitisk journalistik. Gyldendalske Boghandel. ISBN 9788700668546.
  • Gantzberg, Vivian Greene (1992). Herman Bang og det fremmede. Gyldendal. ISBN 9788701740647.[5]

Personal life

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Vivian was married to Arthur R. Gantzberg. She died in 1998 from brain cancer.[2]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Chevalier, Tracy (2012-10-12). Encyclopedia of the Essay. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-31410-1.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Obituaries". The Washington Post. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  3. Rossel, Sven Hakon (1994). Ludvig Holberg--a European Writer: A Study in Influence and Reception. Rodopi. ISBN 978-90-5183-809-1.
  4. Christian, Niel (1998). "Vivian Greene-Gantzberg. "Biography of Danish Literary Impressionist Herman Bang (1857-1912)" (Book Review)". Scandinavian Studies. 70 (3): 398–399. ProQuest 1297000641 – via ProQuest.
  5. Hidalgo, Monica Susana. “(Dis)Orienting the Reader: Literary Impressionism and the Case of Herman Bang.” 2015.