Edgar Charles Polomé
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Edgar Charles Polomé was a Belgian Indo-Europeanist, and professor of comparative religions and languages at the University of Texas. He studied at the Free University of Brussels
from 1938, specializing in Germanic philology
.
In 1945, he joined the U.S. Army as an interpreter in Eschwege
in Allied-occupied Germany. After the war, he completed his doctoral thesis at the University of Brussels in 1949.
Polomé came to the University of Texas in 1960, where he became tenured at the Department of Germanic Languages.
Université Libre de Bruxelles
The Université libre de Bruxelles is a French-speaking university in Brussels, Belgium. It has 21,000 students, 29% of whom come from abroad, and an equally cosmopolitan staff.-Name:...
from 1938, specializing in Germanic philology
Germanic philology
Germanic philology is the philological study of the Germanic languages particularly from a comparative or historical perspective.The beginnings of research into the Germanic languages began in the 16th century, with the discovery of literary texts in the earlier phases of the languages. Early...
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In 1945, he joined the U.S. Army as an interpreter in Eschwege
Eschwege
Eschwege , the district seat of the Werra-Meißner-Kreis, is a town in northeastern Hesse, Germany.- Location :The town lies on a broad plain tract of the river Werra at the foot of the Leuchtberg northwest of the Schlierbachswald and east of the Hoher Meißner...
in Allied-occupied Germany. After the war, he completed his doctoral thesis at the University of Brussels in 1949.
Polomé came to the University of Texas in 1960, where he became tenured at the Department of Germanic Languages.
External links
- http://www.utexas.edu/faculty/council/1999-2000/memorials/Polome/polome.html