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Robert L. Dawson

Robert L. Dawson

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Robert L. Dawson (1943-2007) was a professor of French language and literature in the Department of French and Italian at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Biography

Early life

Robert L. Dawson was born on July 26, 1943, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Career

In 1975, he started teaching French at the University of Texas at Austin.

His fields of interest were eighteenth-century French literature and culture, the history of the book, and descriptive bibliography. His collection of 18th century manuscripts and printed works is held in Texas by the Texas A&M University's Cushing Library.[1]

Death

He died on June 5, 2007, in Paris, France.

References

  1. [1]
    "The Robert L. Dawson French Collection". University Libraries: Cushing. Texas A&M University. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.


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