Gerda Renée Blumenthal (1923–2004) was a German-American literary scholar. She taught

French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...

and

comparative literature Comparative literature studies is an academic field dealing with the study of literature and cultural expression across language, linguistic, national, geographic, and discipline, disciplinary boundaries. Comparative literature "performs a role ...

at the

Catholic University of America The Catholic University of America (CUA) is a private Catholic research university in Washington, D.C., United States. It is one of two pontifical universities of the Catholic Church in the United States – the only one that is not primarily a ...

from 1968 to 1988.'Blumethal, Gerda Renee 1923-2004', ''

Washington Post ''The Washington Post'', locally known as ''The'' ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'' or ''WP'', is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital. It is the most widely circulated newspaper in the Washington m ...

'', April 24, 2004. Reprinte
online
at encyclopedia.com. Accessed 28 March 2020.

Life

Gerda Blumenthal was born on July 26, 1923, in

Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...

. She escaped Nazi Germany to America around 1941, and studied in

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

. She died on April 18, 2004, in

Washington, DC Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and Federal district of the United States, federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from ...

Works

* ''The poetic imagination of Georges Bernanos: an essay in interpretation'', 1956 * ''André Malraux: the conquest of dread'', 1960 * ''Thresholds: a study of Proust'', 1984

References

1923 births 2004 deaths Scholars of French literature German emigrants to the United States Catholic University of America faculty American women non-fiction writers 20th-century American women 20th-century American academics American women academics 21st-century American women {{US-academic-bio-stub