Harry Zohn
BornNovember 1923
Vienna
Occupationessayist and translator
NationalityAustrian
CitizenshipUnited States of America
Alma materSuffolk University (BA)
Clark University (MAT)
Harvard University (PhD)[1]

Harry Zohn (November 21, 1923, Vienna – June 3, 2001, Boston) was an Austrian American literary historian, essayist and translator from German into English.[2][3][4] Zohn was born in Austria. Aged 15 he fled to England in June 1938, where he was classified as an enemy alien, and worked as a farm labourer. He was lsubsequently joined there by his parents, and the family emigrated to the United States in 1940, settling in Boston.

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References

  1. Saur, Pam (2001). "In Memoriam: Harry Zohn (Nov. 21, 1923–June 3, 2001)". Modern Austrian Literature. 34 (1/2): 125–128. JSTOR 24649277.
  2. Saxon, Wolfgang (12 June 2001). "Harry Zohn, Brandeis Professor, 77". The New York Times.
  3. "Collection: Harry Zohn papers | HOLLIS for".
  4. "Harry Zohn".


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