Preston Barba
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Pennsylvania German linguist, college faculty
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Communications
Preston Barba's Degrees
- PhD Linguistics University of Pennsylvania
- Masters Linguistics University of Pennsylvania
- Bachelors Linguistics University of Pennsylvania
Why Is Preston Barba Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Preston Albert Barba was a major figure in 20th-century Pennsylvania German linguistics, folklore studies, and social history. He was born in Hellertown, Pennsylvania, and received degrees at Muhlenberg College , Yale University , and the University of Pennsylvania . Barba taught at the University of Pennsylvania, Indiana University, and, from 1921 to 1951 as professor and head of the Department of German Language and Literature at Muhlenberg.
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