Olga Wester Russell

Background

Russell, Olga Wester was born on June 20, 1913 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Thomas Nielsen and Olga S.K. (Iversen) Wester.

Education

Diploma, University Paris, 1933. AB, Connecticut College, 1934. Master of Arts, University California, Berkeley, 1939.

AM, Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1957.

Career

Assistant in French, University of California, Berkeley, 1939; instructor, Cambridge Junior College, 1943-1944; instructor, Wheaton College, Massachusetts, 1944-1946; instructor, Tufts U., 1946-1948, 51-52; assistant professor, Chatham College, Pittsburgh, 1956-1961; teacher, WQED Ednl. television, Pittsburgh, 1956-1960; assistant professor, U. South Florida, Tampa, 1961-1963; professor, department chairman foreign languages, Longwood College, Virginia, 1963-1965; associate professor, Eastern Illinois U., 1965-1966; professor emerita, U. Maine, Orono, since 1966.

Achievements

• Olga Wester Russell has been listed as a noteworthy Foreign language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Etude Historique et Critique Des Burgraves De Victor Hugo
  • Etude Historique et Critique des Burgraves de Victor Hugo avec Variantes Inedites et Lettres Inedites
  • Humor in Pascal: An examination of the comic humor of the French philosopher Pascal

Membership

Member Modern Language Association, Phi Beta Kappa. F C.

Connections

Married Henry G. Russell, March 8, 1938. 1 child, Lauren Rusk.

Father:

Thomas Nielsen Wester

Mother:

Olga S.K. (Iversen) Wester

Spouse:

Henry G. Russell

child:

Lauren Rusk Russell