Joseph Remenyi

Background

Remenyi, Joseph was born on December 1, 1892 in Pozsony, Hungary. Son of Frank and Johanna (Sanderffy) Remenyi.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Francis Joseph Royal University, Szeged, Hungary, 1934.

Career

Came to the United States, 1914, naturalized, 1920. Lecturer Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 1929, instructor, 1935, assistant professor, 1939-1945, associate professor, 1945-1949, professor comparative literature, since 1949. Trustee Cleveland Music School Settlement.

Achievements

• Joseph Remenyi has been listed as a notable educator, writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Aesthetic Society (past chairman Ohio chapter), American Association Teachers Slavic and Eastern European Langs. (vice chairman Ohio chapter), Modern Language Association, American Association University Professors, Council World Affairs.

Connections

Married Margaret Papolczy, August 23, 1918.