Kessel Schwartz

Background

Schwartz, Kessel was born on March 19, 1920 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Henry and Dora (Tennenbaum) Schwartz.

Education

Bachelor, University Missouri, Columbia, 1940. Master of Arts, University Missouri, Columbia, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, New York City, 1953.

Career

Assistant instructor University Missouri, 1940-1942. Director cultural centers in Nicaragua, Ecuador, cultural observer in Costa Rica State Department, 1946-1948. Instructor Hofstra, Hamilton, Colby colleges, 1948-1953.

Assistant professor University Vermont, 1953-1957. Associate professor, then professor modern languages, chairman department University Arkansas, 1957-1962. Professor modern languages University Miami, Florida, 1962-1990, chairman department, 1962-1964, 74-83, director graduate studies, 1964-1965, 83-90, now emeritus professor.

Visiting professor University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1966-1967.

Achievements

• Kessel Schwartz has been listed as a noteworthy Modern language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • A New History of Spanish Literature

    (First published in 1961, "A New History of Spanish Litera...)

  • A New History of Spanish Literature

    (Book by Chandler, Richard E., Schwartz, Kessel)

  • The meaning of existence in contemporary Hispanic literature (Hispanic-American studies, no. 23)

    (Book by Schwartz, Kessel)

  • New History of Spanish-American Fiction, Vol. 2: Social Concern, Universalims, and the New World

    (Book by Schwartz, Kessel)

  • A new history of Spanish American fiction.
  • Studies on Twentieth-Century Spanish and Spanish American Literature
  • The Meaning of Existence in Contemporary Hispanic Literature
  • A New History of Spanish american Fiction

Membership

National patronato Letras de Oro Spanish Literary Prizes. Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Member Modern Language Association (group secretary 1964, group chairman 1965, chairman nominating committee for modern Spanish literature 1966-1968), American Association Teachers Spanish and Portuguese (chairman Peninsular literature section 1972), International Association Hispanists, Phi Beta Kappa (president Southern Florida chapter 1977), Phi Sigma Iota, Sigma Delta Pi (national Order of Don Quijote award 1984, Order of Discoverers award 1989), Pi Delta Phi, Delta Phi Alpha, Omicron Delta Kappa.

Connections

Married Barbara Lewin, April 3, 1947. Children: Joseph David, Deborah, Edward, Michael.

Father:

Henry Schwartz

Mother:

Dora (Tennenbaum) Schwartz

Spouse:

Barbara Lewin

child:

Edward Schwartz

child:

Deborah Schwartz

child:

Michael Schwartz

child:

Joseph David Schwartz