Thomas G. Winner
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Thomas Gustav Winner was an eminent American slavist and semiotician.
At Brown University
, he established the first American semiotics center.
He was a well-known Chekhov
specialist, and a proponent of Tartu-Moscow semiotics school.
At Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
, he established the first American semiotics center.
He was a well-known Chekhov
Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics...
specialist, and a proponent of Tartu-Moscow semiotics school.