Robert L. Dawson | |
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| Born | July 26, 1943 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Died | June 5, 2007 Paris, France |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | University Professor Book collector |
| Employer | University of Texas at Austin |
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.
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Robert L. Dawson was born on July 26, 1943, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Career
[edit]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
[edit]He died on June 5, 2007, in Paris, France.
References
[edit]- ^ "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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