Background
Dummer, Edwin Heyse was born on November 23, 1902 in Milwaukee. Son of Reinhart and Emilie (Heyse) Dummer.
Dummer, Edwin Heyse was born on November 23, 1902 in Milwaukee. Son of Reinhart and Emilie (Heyse) Dummer.
Master of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1928. Student universities Berlin and Munich (Germany), 1928-1930. Fellow Northwestern University, 1932-1933, Doctor of Philosophy, 1933.
Master of Library Science, U. Chicago, 1944.
Assistant in German, University of Wisconsin, 1927-1928. Instructor German, Syracuse University, 1930-1932. Professor German language and literature, head German department, and chairman division languages and literature, Elmhurst College, 1936-1946.
Professor and head foreign language Department, University Idaho, 1948-1948.
Associate professor Germanic languages and literature University of Tennessee, 1948-1949. Director library and professor German and library science Bradley University, 1949.
Formerly librarian, department chairman library science Minnesota State Teachers College, Saint Cloud. Now professor and head department modern languages, chairman division languages, literature and art Illinois College, Jacksonville.
Visiting professor library science U. Kentucky summer 1951.
Research associate U. Chicago, 1943-1945. Managing editor Association of College and Research Libraries Microcard Series, since 1954.
Member publications committee Association College and Reference Libraries. Member Committee on Recruitment, Training and Placement of Modern Language Teachers (Tennessee state chairman), Modern Language Association of America, National Federation Modern Language Teachers (chairman German section, 1949, 52), Bibliographical Society American American Association Teachers German, American Association University professors, South Atlantic Modern Language Association (chairman German section, 1949), Tennessee Philological Association, Tennessee Education Association, Deutsche Literarische Gesellschaft yon Chicago (director 1937-1941), American library association, Illinois library association, Medieval Academy American, English Goethe Society (London), Minnesota library association, Delta Phi Alpha, Phi Mu Alpha, Kappa Phi Kappa, Phi Gamma Phi, Beta Phi Museum. Clubs: Faculty, Peoria Knife and Fork, Rotary.
Married Esther Olson, August 5, 1933.