Gulnar Kheirallah Bosch

Background

Bosch, Gulnar Kheirallah was born on October 31, 1909 in Lake Preston, South Dakota, United States. Daughter of George I. and Anna (Griewisch) Kheirallah.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Art Institute Chicago, 1929. Master of Arts in Art History and Archaeology (Carnegie scholar), New York University, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy in Oriental Languages and Lit, University Chicago, 1952.

Career

Carnegie fellow Institute Art and Archaeology, University Paris, summer 1939. American Council Learned Societies fellow Princeton Graduate College Islamic Seminars, 1938, 41. Research assistant Oriental Institute, University Chicago, 1943-1945, art consultant, 1980-1981.

Assistant professor art Florida State College for Women, 1940-1943. Catherine Comer professor art history, chairman department art Wesleyan College, 1945-1957. Professor art history, chairman department fine arts Louisiana State University, 1957-1960.

Professor art history, head art department Florida State University, 1960-1974, professor emeritus, since 1977. Director Study Center, Florence, Italy, 1967-1968. Curator Oriental art Jacksonville (Florida) Art Museum, since 1978.

Achievements

• Gulnar Kheirallah Bosch has been listed as a noteworthy Islamicist, art historian by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Oriental Society, National, Southeastern college art associations, Louisiana College Conference (secretary art section 1959), Southeastern College Art Conference (president 1957-1958, vice president 1965-1967).

Connections

Married Gerhard Bosch, December 23, 1932 (divorced 1964). 1 child, Jarir (deceased).

Father:

George I. Kheirallah

Mother:

Anna (Griewisch) Kheirallah

Spouse:

Gerhard Bosch

child:

Jarir Bosch (deceased)