Anna Granville Hatcher

Anna Granville Hatcher
Born 1905 (1905)
Baltimore, Maryland, US
Died 1978 (aged 72–73)
Academic background
Education
Academic work
Discipline Linguistics
Sub-discipline Syntax, word formation, literary criticism
Institutions

Anna Granville Hatcher (1905–1978) was an American linguist. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she earned a BA from Blue Mountain College in 1925 and an MA from the University of Virginia in 1927. In 1934, she earned a PhD in Romance languages at Johns Hopkins University.[1] In 1956, she became the first woman to hold the position of full professor at Johns Hopkins University.[1] Hatcher was also the first woman to receive the title of Distinguished Professor (French and Italian and Spanish and Portuguese) from Indiana University.[1][2]

Selected works

  • Hatcher, A.G. Reflexive verbs. Latin, Old French, Modern French, Baltimore 1942, New York 1973
  • Hatcher, A.G. Modern English Word-Formation and Neo-Latin. A Study of the Origins of English (French, Italian, German) copulative compounds, Baltimore 1951
  • Hatcher, A.G. Theme and Underlying Question. Two studies of Spanish word-order, New York 1956

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Memorial Resolution: Anna Granville Hatcher". Indiana University Bloomington Faculty Council Minutes. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Member Listing". Indiana University Alliance of Distinguished and Titled Professors. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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