Fanny de Sivers
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Fanny de Sivers was an Estonian linguist, literature researcher and essayist.
from (1938 to 1941), left Estonia and moved to Germany
in 1941, marrying von Sivers. She studied at the universities of Breslau, Würzburg
and Innsbruck
and acquired the academic degree
of license
in Paris and Lund.
Since 1949, Fanny de Sivers has lived in France
, where she has worked as an interpreter and secretary at state institutions, from 1964 to 1986 she worked as linguist at the French National Centre for Scientific Research. She was a visiting professor at the University of Tartu 1993–1994.
She published numerous articles on language studies and literature; she also translated works of Estonian authors into French and vice versa. Numerous collections of her articles and essays have been published in Estonia since the end of Soviet regime.
Fanny de Sivers was a devoted Christian
.
Biography
Fanny de Sivers studied humanities and arts at the University of TartuUniversity of Tartu
The University of Tartu is a classical university in the city of Tartu, Estonia. University of Tartu is the national university of Estonia; it is the biggest and highest-ranked university in Estonia...
from (1938 to 1941), left Estonia and moved to Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in 1941, marrying von Sivers. She studied at the universities of Breslau, Würzburg
Würzburg
Würzburg is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany. Located at the Main River, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. The regional dialect is Franconian....
and Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
and acquired the academic degree
Academic degree
An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
of license
Licentiate
Licentiate is the title of a person who holds an academic degree called a licence. The term may derive from the Latin licentia docendi, meaning permission to teach. The term may also derive from the Latin licentia ad practicandum, which signified someone who held a certificate of competence to...
in Paris and Lund.
Since 1949, Fanny de Sivers has lived in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, where she has worked as an interpreter and secretary at state institutions, from 1964 to 1986 she worked as linguist at the French National Centre for Scientific Research. She was a visiting professor at the University of Tartu 1993–1994.
She published numerous articles on language studies and literature; she also translated works of Estonian authors into French and vice versa. Numerous collections of her articles and essays have been published in Estonia since the end of Soviet regime.
Fanny de Sivers was a devoted Christian
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
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