Dewart, Gordon Rohde
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Gordon Rohde Dewart (1920-1974), professor of French and associate dean of academic affairs, was born in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, on July 4, 1920. After graduation from Amherst College in 1941, he served in the U.S. Navy until 1946. He received his master's degree in 1947 and his Ph.D. in 1953, both from Princeton. He came to Brown as instructor in French in 1948 and was promoted to assistant professor in 1953 and associate professor in 1970. His interest was in naturalist literature, especially the works of Emile Zola, and he collaborated with Professor Albert Salvan in the preparation of a critical Zola bibliography. He was named assistant dean of the college in 1962, associate dean in 1964, and associate dean of academic affairs in 1971. He died in Providence on April 20, 1974.
From the guide to the Gordon Rohde Dewart papers, Dewart (Gordon Rohde) papers, 1935-1975, (John Hay Library Special Collections)
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