Background
Winner, Thomas Gustav was born on May 4, 1917 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Son of Julius and Franziska (Grünhutová) Wiener. came to the United States, 1939, naturalized, 1950.
Slavic and comparative literature poetry educator
Winner, Thomas Gustav was born on May 4, 1917 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Son of Julius and Franziska (Grünhutová) Wiener. came to the United States, 1939, naturalized, 1950.
Student, Charles University, Prague, 1938. Student, University Lille, France, 1936. Bachelor, Harvard University, 1942.
Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1950. Master of Arts (honorary), Brown University, 1966.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Masaryk University, 1995.
With, Office of War Information, 1943-1946;
visiting fellow, Johns Hopkins, 1947-1948;
from instructor Russian to associate professor, Duke, 1948-1958;
associate professor, then professor Slavic languages and literature, University of Michigan, 1958-1965;
professor Slavic languages and comparative literature, Brown U., 1965-1982;
department chairman Slavic languages, Brown U., 1968-1972;
professor emeritus, Brown U., since 1982;
director, Center for Research in Semiotics, 1977-1983;
director Program in Semiotic Studies, Boston University, since 1984. Fulbright lecturer Sorbonne, Paris, 1956-1957, Ruhr University, Bochum, Federal Republic Germany, 1989. Exchange professor of University Warsaw, 1972-1973, U. Zagreb, spring 1973.
Member seminar theory literature Columbia, since 1968.
Member Modern Language Association, American Committee Slavists, International Association for Semiotic Studies, Semiotics Society of America (president 1977-1978), Czech. Semiotic Society (honorary), Prague Linguistic Circuit (honorary), American Society Teachers Slavic and East European Languages, Czechoslovak Society for Arts and Sciences (vice president 1982-1985), Comparative Literature Association, International Association Slavists, American Association Advancement of Slavic Studies, Karel Teige Society (Czech Republic), F.X. Salda Society (Czech Republic).
Married Irene Portis, September 25, 1942. Children: Ellen, Lucy Franziska.