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Fritz Senn
Fritz Senn (born 1 January 1928 in Basel) is a Swiss publicist and James Joyce expert. Early life and education Fritz Senn was born in Basel, but grew up in Zürich from 1933. He came from a humble background: his father was an unskilled laborer, his mother a cleaning lady. Senn passed the matura at the Kantonsschule Rämibühl, Oberrealschule in 1947 and then took up studies in English at the University of Zurich. His academic teacher Heinrich Straumann drew his attention to the work of James Joyce. For family reasons, however, Senn was unable to complete his studies. Career He worked for many years as a proofreader in a print shop and then as an editor at Diogenes Verlag in Zürich from 1976 to 1982. In addition to his professional work, he had been studying Joyce on his own since the early 1950s. In 1962, together with Clive Hart, he co-founded ''A Wake Newslitter'', a journal that provided a platform for the exchange by letter of experts on ''Finnegans Wake''. From 1963 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senn
Senn is a term for the chief herdsman tending an Alp. As a surname: *Alfred E. Senn (1932–2016), professor emeritus of history at the University of Wisconsin–Madison * Bill Senn (1905–1973), professional American football running back in the National Football League * Chris Senn (skateboarder) (born 1972), professional skateboarder, known for his aggressive and spontaneous style *Daniel Senn (born 1983), Swiss footballer *Deborah Senn, Washington politician * Frank Senn (born 1943), American Lutheran pastor and liturgiologist *Franz Senn (1831–1884), pastor, whose concern for the poverty of his parishioners lead him to encourage tourism into the Stubai * Gustav Senn (1875–1945), Swiss botanist * Hans Senn (1918–2007), general officer of the Swiss Army * Jean Antoine Petit-Senn (1792–1870), poet of French-Swiss origin *Johann Senn (1795–1857), political lyric poet of the Vormärz *John J. Senn, American politician * John Senn (Ontario politician) * Jordan Senn (born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
