M. E. Grenander
Encyclopedia
Mary Elizabeth Grenander (21 November 1918 – 28 May 1998), was a professor of English and philanthropist, for whom the M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives of the University Libraries of the University at Albany, the State University of New York
is named. She was an authority on Ambrose Bierce
.
Grenander was born in Rewey, Wisconsin
. She served in the U.S. Navy during the Second World War
. She received an AB
(1940), AM
(1941), and PhD
(1948) from the University of Chicago
, each in English. Grenander taught at the State University of New York at Albany from 1948 until her retirement as Distinguished Service Professor of English in 1989. She directed the university's Institute of Humanistic Studies from 1977 to 1980.
She and her second husband, James Corbett (a professor of physics at SUNY), prospered through long-term investment in the stock market, and she was able to contribute $1 million to SUNY in his memory after his death in 1994.
Grenander died in East Berne, New York, at 79 years of age.
University at Albany, The State University of New York
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is named. She was an authority on Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist and satirist...
.
Grenander was born in Rewey, Wisconsin
Rewey, Wisconsin
Rewey is a village in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 311 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Rewey is located at ....
. She served in the U.S. Navy during the Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. She received an AB
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
(1940), AM
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
(1941), and PhD
Doctorate
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(1948) from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, each in English. Grenander taught at the State University of New York at Albany from 1948 until her retirement as Distinguished Service Professor of English in 1989. She directed the university's Institute of Humanistic Studies from 1977 to 1980.
She and her second husband, James Corbett (a professor of physics at SUNY), prospered through long-term investment in the stock market, and she was able to contribute $1 million to SUNY in his memory after his death in 1994.
Grenander died in East Berne, New York, at 79 years of age.