Carl Josef Odenkirchen

Background

Odenkirchen, Carl Josef was born on January 28, 1921 in Duisburg/Kaldenhausen, Germany. Son of Apollinaris and Paula (Orth) Odenkirchen. came to the United States, 1929, naturalized, 1940.

Education

AB, College Charleston, South Carolina, 1942. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, University North Carolina, 1951.

Postdoctoral study, Sorbonne, Paris, 1954.

Career

Instructor Romance languages, U. North Carolina, 1947-1949; instructor French and Spanish,, Teachers College, State University of New York-Albany, 1950-1953; assistant professor classical and modern languages, Lake Forest (Illinois) College, 1956-1958; associate professor Romance languages and humanities, State University of New York-Albany, 1958-1961; professor Romance languages and comparative literature, State University of New York-Albany, 1961-1976; professor Romance languages and literature, State University of New York-Albany, 1976-1986; professor emeritus, State University of New York-Albany, since 1986; department chairman comparative literature, State University of New York-Albany, 1962-1971. Visiting professor Boston University, 1966-1968.

Achievements

• Carl Josef Odenkirchen has been listed as a noteworthy Romance languages and literatures educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The Life of St. Alexius, In the Old French Version of the Hildensheim Manuscript

    (Softcover. 8vo. Off-white wraps. Some edgewear. Else, ove...)

  • THE LIFE OF ST. ALEXIUS. IN THE OLD FRENCH VERSION OF THE HILDESHEIM MANUSCRIPT : THE ORIGINAL TEXT REVIEWED, WITH COMPARATIVE GREEK AND LATIN VERSIONS...

Membership

Member Albany Symphony Orchestra, 1958-1961. Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1945.

Connections

Married Stella Esther Goldberg, September 6, 1948. Children: David Michael, Susan Elizabeth.

Father:

Apollinaris Odenkirchen

Mother:

Paula (Orth) Odenkirchen

Spouse:

Stella Esther Goldberg

child:

Susan Elizabeth Odenkirchen

child:

David Michael Odenkirchen