Background
Bobrinskoy, George Vladimir was born on January 23, 1901 in Tula, Russia. Son of Vladimir Alexeivitch and Maria (Nikonowa) Bobrinskoy. came to the United States, 1923, naturalized, 1942.
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Eight literary pieces give introductory and intermediate students the opportunity to read short stories, excerpts from novels, and a play, by the noted Russian authors Lermontov, Pushkin, and Turgenev. All selections have been carefully adapted to retain the flavor of the originals and are organized in order of increasing difficulty in terms of grammar and vocabulary loads. Exercises to check comprehension and reinforce key structures are also provided.
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Bobrinskoy, George Vladimir was born on January 23, 1901 in Tula, Russia. Son of Vladimir Alexeivitch and Maria (Nikonowa) Bobrinskoy. came to the United States, 1923, naturalized, 1942.
Certified graduation, Mount Airy Lutheran Seminary, Philadelphia, 1923-1926; graduate, University of Pennsylvania, 1926; graduate, Yale University, 1928.
Instructor, teaching fellow, Yale University, 1927-1928; member of faculty, University of Chicago, 1928-1985; professor Sanskrit, University of Chicago, 1959-1967; dean students division humanities, University of Chicago, 1954-1967; Chairman of Commission South Asian studies, University of Chicago, 1959-1967; department chairman linguistics, University of Chicago, 1951-1966; professor emeritus, University of Chicago, 1967-1985.
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With Denikin's White Army, Russian Civil War. Member American Oriental Society, Linguistic Society.
Married Theodora Platt, September 2, 1931. Children: Helen (deceased), George Vladimir Junior, Theodora Bobrinskoy Shepherd.