Leo, Ulrich, 1890-1964

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Ulrich Leo was born in Germany on May 8, 1890. The son of the great Latinist, Friedrich Leo, Ulrich studied the Classical languages, philology, and hermeneutics at Goettingen and Greifswald. After completing his studies in Germany he taught briefly at William Penn College in Iowa before going to the University of Toronto as professor of Romance literature. His specialty was the literature of Italy. He published works on Dante, Pirandello, Tasso, Rutebeuf, Romulo Gallegos, and Fogazzaro, as well as studies in philology and style.
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Göttingen 06 DE
Toronto 08 CA
Subject
Romance literature
Occupation
Writers
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Person

Birth 1890-08-25

Death 1964-07-04

Germans

Italian,

Spanish; Castilian,

Latin,

German,

English,

French

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