Walter Whipple
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Walter Whipple is a Teaching Professor Emeritus of Polish
in the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages of Brigham Young University
(BYU) in Provo
, Utah
. From 1990 to 1993 Whipple served as the president
of the Poland Warsaw
Mission
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
Whipple is the author of numerous English
translations of Polish
poems, including works of Wisława Szymborska, Juliusz Słowacki, Cyprian Kamil Norwid, Bolesław Prus, Jan Brzechwa
, Julian Tuwim
and Kazimierz Tetmajer.
As a young man Whipple served as a Mormon missionary
in Switzerland
. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from BYU and his DMA from the University of Southern California
. From 1974 to 1990 he was a professor of music at Rockford College
.
Whipple is a professional organist and amateur cellist. He has served as a member of the General Church Music Committee of the LDS Church.
Walter Whipple is serving as the organist at the Brigham Young University Jerusalem Center since May of 2009.
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
in the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages of Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
(BYU) in Provo
Provo, Utah
Provo is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Utah, located about south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Provo is the county seat of Utah County and lies between the cities of Orem to the north and Springville to the south...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
. From 1990 to 1993 Whipple served as the president
Mission president
Mission president is a priesthood leadership position in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . A mission president presides over a mission and the missionaries serving in the mission...
of the Poland Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
Mission
Mission (LDS Church)
A mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a geographical administrative area to which church missionaries are assigned. Almost all areas of the world are within the boundaries of an LDS Church mission, whether or not Mormon missionaries live or proselytize in the area...
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
Whipple is the author of numerous English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
translations of Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
poems, including works of Wisława Szymborska, Juliusz Słowacki, Cyprian Kamil Norwid, Bolesław Prus, Jan Brzechwa
Jan Brzechwa
Jan Brzechwa , , born Jan Wiktor Lesman in Żmerynka, Podolia to a Polish family of Jewish descent was a Polish poet and author, mostly known for his contribution to children's literature....
, Julian Tuwim
Julian Tuwim
Julian Tuwim , sometimes used pseudonym "Oldlen" when writing song lyrics. He was a Polish poet, born in Łódź, Congress Poland, Russian Empire, of Jewish parents, and educated in Łódź and Warsaw where he studied law and philosophy at Warsaw University...
and Kazimierz Tetmajer.
As a young man Whipple served as a Mormon missionary
Mormon missionary
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of the most active modern practitioners of missionary work, with over 52,000 full-time missionaries worldwide, as of the end of 2010...
in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from BYU and his DMA from the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
. From 1974 to 1990 he was a professor of music at Rockford College
Rockford College
Rockford College is a private American liberal arts college in Rockford, Illinois. It was founded in 1847 as Rockford Female Seminary and changed its name in 1892. The college is known as the alma mater of Nobel Peace Prize winner Jane Addams, who was a member of the class of...
.
Whipple is a professional organist and amateur cellist. He has served as a member of the General Church Music Committee of the LDS Church.
See also
- Polish literaturePolish literaturePolish literature is the literary tradition of Poland. Most Polish literature has been written in the Polish language, though other languages, used in Poland over the centuries, have also contributed to Polish literary traditions, including Yiddish, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, German and...
Walter Whipple is serving as the organist at the Brigham Young University Jerusalem Center since May of 2009.
External links
- Official website of Brigham Young University
- Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages of BYU
- Polish Literature in English Translation
Translations available on-line
- Juliusz Słowacki (1809–1849)
- Cyprian Kamil Norwid (1821–1883)
- The Larva
- Mother Tongue (Język ojczysty)
- My Song
- To Citizen John Brown (Do obywatela Johna Brown)
- What Did You Do to Athens, Socrates? (Coś ty Atenom zrobił Sokratesie...)
- Bolesław Prus (1847–1912)
- Kazimierz Tetmajer (1865–1940)
- Julian TuwimJulian TuwimJulian Tuwim , sometimes used pseudonym "Oldlen" when writing song lyrics. He was a Polish poet, born in Łódź, Congress Poland, Russian Empire, of Jewish parents, and educated in Łódź and Warsaw where he studied law and philosophy at Warsaw University...
(1894–1953)- The Locomotive (Lokomotywa)
- Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński (1905–1953)
- A Song of the Soldiers of Westerplatte (Pieśń o żołnierzach z Westerplatte)
- Wisława Szymborska (b. 1923)
- A Cat in an Empty Apartment (Kot w pustym mieszkaniu)
- Children of an Epoch
- Circus Animals
- Consciousness
- The End and the Beginning
- From Korea (Z Korei)
- Hatred (Nienawiść)
- It’s Most Fortunate (Wielkie to szczęście)
- The Laboratory
- Love at First Sight (Miłość od pierwszego wejrzenia)
- May 16, 1973
- Nothing’s a Gift
- The Seance
- The Silent Movies
- The Sky
- Some People Like Poetry (Niektórzy lubią poezję)