Background

Soens, Adolph Lewis was born on March 13, 1931 in Durango, Colorado, United States. Son of Adolph Lewis Senior and Johanna Christine (Hansen) Soens.

Education

Bachelor magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1952; Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1956.

Career

Instructor, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1956-1957; instructor, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1957-1962; assistant professor, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1962-1964; assistant professor, Drake U., Des Moines, 1964-1965; assistant professor, U. Notre Dame, 1965-1970; associate professor, U. Notre Dame, since 1970.

Achievements

• Adolph Lewis Soens has been listed as a noteworthy English educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fencing master Colorado Shakespeare Festival, 1958-1967, Des Moines Civic Theatre, 1966, South Bend (Indiana) Civic Theatre, 1967. Member Popular Culture Association.

Interests

• Avocations: flying, skiing.

Connections

Married Jill Mina; children: Patricia Christine, Mary Margaret Johanna, Rebecca Louise, Richard Lewis, Adolph Lewis III, Ingrid Wilhelmina.

Father:

Adolph Lewis Senior Soens

Mother:

Johanna Christine (Hansen) Soens

Spouse:

Jill Mina

child:

Ingrid Wilhelmina Soens

child:

Mary Margaret Johanna Soens

child:

Rebecca Louise Soens

child:

Adolph Lewis III Soens

child:

Patricia Christine Soens

child:

Richard Lewis Soens