Dieckmann, Herbert, 1906-1986
Variant namesProfessor of French and comparative literature, Cornell University.
Herbert Dieckmann was born in Germany, and received his Ph.D. from the University of Bonn. He was a member of the Harvard University faculty, and served as chairman of Harvard's Department of Romance Languages. Dieckmann was noted for his research on French philosopher and essayist Denis Diderot. In 1948, he discovered the Diderot manuscripts and made the first critical inventory of the collection published in 1951 as the "Inventaire du Fonds Vandeul et Inedits de Diderot."
From the description of Herbert Dieckmann papers, 1920-1970. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64073277
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Dieckmann, Herbert, 1906-1986. Herbert Dieckmann papers, 1920-1970. | Cornell University Library | |
| referencedIn | Harry Levin papers | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced Foreign Scholars. Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced Foreign Scholars records. 1927-1949. | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits, ca. 1852-ca. 2004 | Harvard University Archives. | |
| referencedIn | John Mason Brown papers, 1922-1967. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784. [Microfilm collection of Denis Diderot's manuscripts and related papers] [microform]. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Harry Levin papers | Houghton Library |
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| correspondedWith | Brown, John Mason, 1900-1969 | person |
| associatedWith | Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784. | person |
| associatedWith | Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced Foreign Scholars | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Levin, Harry, 1912-1994 | person |
| associatedWith | Rousseau, Jean Jacques, 1712-1778. | person |
| associatedWith | Voltaire, 1694-1778. | person |
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| Aesthetics, French |
| Aesthetics, Modern |
| Comparative literature |
| French literature |
| Italian literature |
| Literature, Medieval |
| Philosophy, French |
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Birth 1906-05-22
Death 1986-12-17
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