Background
Brown, Cynthia Jane was born on June 10, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Wendell Stimpson and Jane Christian (Bowden) Brown.
Brown, Cynthia Jane was born on June 10, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Wendell Stimpson and Jane Christian (Bowden) Brown.
Bachelor, University New Hampshire, 1970. Master of Arts, University California, Berkeley, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1978.
Teaching assistant department French, University of California, Berkeley, 1971-1976, 77; lecturer, Ecole Normale Superieure, France, 1976-1977; lecturer French, Italian, U. N.H., Durham, 1978-1979; assistant professor French, Italian, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1979-1985; associate professor, University of California, Santa Barbara, since 1985; chair department French, Italian, University of California, Santa Barbara, since 1991.
Member Medieval Academy American, American Association Teachers of French, Modern Language Association, International Courtly Love Society.
Married Samuel Spender Sweet, May 24, 1980 (divorced 1982). Married Arthur Charles Ludwig, June 20, 1993.