Leroy Robert Shaw

Background

Shaw, Leroy Robert was born on January 15, 1923 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. Arrived in United States, 1923. Son of Roy Albert and Ruby Eda Cecilia Shaw.

Education

Bachelor, University California, Berkeley, 1946. Master of Arts, University California, Berkeley, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1954.

Postgraduate, University Zurich, Switzerland, 1949. Postgraduate, University Vienna, Austria, 1949.

Career

Instructor Reed College, Portland, Oregon, 1951—1953, University Texas, Austin, 1953—1957, assistant professor, 1957—1959, associate professor, 1959—1964. Professor University Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1965—1968. Professor German University Illinois, Chicago, 1968—1993, head department, 1977—1985.

Retired, 1993

Visiting professor University California, Berkeley, 1955, Trinity College, Dublin, 1967—1968. Director modern German theater symposium University Texas, Austin, 1963. Director Wagner in retrospect symposium University Illinois, Chicago, 1983.

Writer, instructor 30 audio-visual tapes Texas Educational Project, 1961—1962.

Achievements

• Leroy Robert Shaw has been listed as a notable language educator, writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Playwright and Historical Change: Dramatic Strategies in Brecht, Hauptmann, Kaiser and Wedekind

    (University of Wisconsin Press, 1970. First Edition. Hardc...)

  • Tape Manual for Focus on German for Beginners
  • Focus on German for Beginners
  • Wagner in retrospect: A centennial reappraisal

Membership

Member of Modern Language Association, Wagner Society America.

Connections

Married Ida Rosmarie Mannaberg, July 1959. Children: Dion Desmond, Melissa Amanda.

Father:

Roy Albert

Mother:

Ruby Eda Cecilia Shaw

Spouse:

Ida Rosmarie Mannaberg

child:

Dion Desmond Shaw

child:

Melissa Amanda Shaw