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Graduate School
181
Church, Washington (delegate to International Council, England, 1930).
Unmarried
Death due to coronary occlusion Buried
in Lake View Cemetery, Penn Yan. Survived by no immediate relatives
MARIAN PARKER WHITNEY
PHD I9OI
Born February 6,1861, in New Haven,
Conn
Died June 16, 1946, in New Haven, Conn
Father, William Dwight Whitney,
LLD,J.UD,LHD (B A. Williams 1845,
MA 1848, MA. Hon Yale 1867, MA
and Dr Phil Hon Umv Breslau 1861),
professor of Sanskrit language and literature Yale University 1854-70, Sanskrit and
comparative philology 1870-94, instructor
in German 1856-57 and modern languages
1857-94, son of Josiah Dwight and Sarah
(Williston) Whitney of Northampton,
Mass Mother, Elizabeth Wooster (Baldwin) Whitney, daughter of Roger Sherman Baldwin (BA 1811) and Emily
(Perkins) Baldwin Yale relatives include
Roger Sherman (M A Hon 1768) (great-
great-grandfather), Abel Whitney (MA
Hon 1781) (great-grandfather), Simeon
Baldwin (BA 1781) (great-grandfather),
Josiah D Whitney (BA 1839), George
W Baldwin (BA 1853), Edward P Whitney (B A 1854), James L Whitney (BA
1856), Simeon E Baldwin (B A 1861),
and Henry M Whitney (BA 1864)
(uncles), Edward B Whitney, '78 (brother) , Josiah D Whitney, '94, and James L
Whitney", *oi (cousins), William D Whitney, '20, Simon N Whitney, '25, Hassler
Whitney, '28, and Roger S Whitney, '28
(nephews)
Private schools in New Haven, Leipzig,
Germany, and Fountainebleau, France, attended University of Pans 1897-98 and
University of Zurich 1898, graduate student in romance philology Yale University
1897-1901 (PhD 1901), teacher of modern languages Hillhouse High School, New
Haven, 1891-1905, professor of German
and comparative literature and department
head Vassar College 1905-29 and profes
sor emeritus 1929-46, joint author Introductory French Reader (1891), Exercises
in German Syntax and Composition for
Advanced Students (1910), Easy German
Composition (1912), Geschichte der Deut-
schen Ltteratur (1913), and A Brief Course
in German (1917, rev ed 1927), edited
Der Dntte by Rodench Benedix (1895),
wrote vocabulary for Lessing's Minna von
Bamhelm (1899) and words to ballad
King Gorm the Grim (1908), associate editor Modern Language Journal 1916-22,
lecturer and writer on contemporary drama
of Europe, president Modern Language
Association of the Middle States and
Maryland 1917 and Connecticut Federation, American Association of University
Women, 1931-35, first vice-president Modern Language Association of America 1918,
1919, vice-president New York State Modern Language Teachers Association (chairman Hudson Valley branch 1908-14) and
Poughkeepsie Equal Suffrage League, director New England Modern Language
Association 1903-05 and National Federation of Modern Language Teachers 1915-
18, member executive committee American
Association of University Professors 1920-
23, councilor 1920-23 and 1924-27, chairman committee on research 1928-30, and
member National Research Council 1931-
34, member advisory council American
Laboratory Theater, trustee Connecticut
College for Women 1928-43 (member executive committee 1932-43), on board of
examiners Sarah Lawrence College 1928-
30, member Drama League of America,
American Council of Education Committee for Control of Modern Language Study,
International Council of Women (chairman of education 1922-34), International
Federation of University Women (on committee on standards 1920-39), New York
College Equal Suffrage League, New York
and New Haven Equal Franchise leagues,
National League of Women Voters, and
NRA Consumers Council of New England
Death due to arteriosclerosis Buried in
Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven Survived by a sister, Emily Henrietta Whitney
(Yale School of Music 1896-97) of New
Haven
Object Description
| Title | Yb 65, Obituary Records of Graduates of Yale University Deceased During the Years 1945-1950 |
| Creator | Yale University |
| Place of Publication | New Haven, Connecticut (Conn.) |
| Date | 1945-1950 |
| Call Number | Yb 65 |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Yale University -- Biography |
| Type | Periodical |
| Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3036259 |
| Repository | Manuscripts and Archives |
| Repository URL | http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa |
| Series | Bulletin of Yale University |
Description
| Title | Page 181 |
| Transcript | Graduate School 181 Church, Washington (delegate to International Council, England, 1930). Unmarried Death due to coronary occlusion Buried in Lake View Cemetery, Penn Yan. Survived by no immediate relatives MARIAN PARKER WHITNEY PHD I9OI Born February 6,1861, in New Haven, Conn Died June 16, 1946, in New Haven, Conn Father, William Dwight Whitney, LLD,J.UD,LHD (B A. Williams 1845, MA 1848, MA. Hon Yale 1867, MA and Dr Phil Hon Umv Breslau 1861), professor of Sanskrit language and literature Yale University 1854-70, Sanskrit and comparative philology 1870-94, instructor in German 1856-57 and modern languages 1857-94, son of Josiah Dwight and Sarah (Williston) Whitney of Northampton, Mass Mother, Elizabeth Wooster (Baldwin) Whitney, daughter of Roger Sherman Baldwin (BA 1811) and Emily (Perkins) Baldwin Yale relatives include Roger Sherman (M A Hon 1768) (great- great-grandfather), Abel Whitney (MA Hon 1781) (great-grandfather), Simeon Baldwin (BA 1781) (great-grandfather), Josiah D Whitney (BA 1839), George W Baldwin (BA 1853), Edward P Whitney (B A 1854), James L Whitney (BA 1856), Simeon E Baldwin (B A 1861), and Henry M Whitney (BA 1864) (uncles), Edward B Whitney, '78 (brother) , Josiah D Whitney, '94, and James L Whitney", *oi (cousins), William D Whitney, '20, Simon N Whitney, '25, Hassler Whitney, '28, and Roger S Whitney, '28 (nephews) Private schools in New Haven, Leipzig, Germany, and Fountainebleau, France, attended University of Pans 1897-98 and University of Zurich 1898, graduate student in romance philology Yale University 1897-1901 (PhD 1901), teacher of modern languages Hillhouse High School, New Haven, 1891-1905, professor of German and comparative literature and department head Vassar College 1905-29 and profes sor emeritus 1929-46, joint author Introductory French Reader (1891), Exercises in German Syntax and Composition for Advanced Students (1910), Easy German Composition (1912), Geschichte der Deut- schen Ltteratur (1913), and A Brief Course in German (1917, rev ed 1927), edited Der Dntte by Rodench Benedix (1895), wrote vocabulary for Lessing's Minna von Bamhelm (1899) and words to ballad King Gorm the Grim (1908), associate editor Modern Language Journal 1916-22, lecturer and writer on contemporary drama of Europe, president Modern Language Association of the Middle States and Maryland 1917 and Connecticut Federation, American Association of University Women, 1931-35, first vice-president Modern Language Association of America 1918, 1919, vice-president New York State Modern Language Teachers Association (chairman Hudson Valley branch 1908-14) and Poughkeepsie Equal Suffrage League, director New England Modern Language Association 1903-05 and National Federation of Modern Language Teachers 1915- 18, member executive committee American Association of University Professors 1920- 23, councilor 1920-23 and 1924-27, chairman committee on research 1928-30, and member National Research Council 1931- 34, member advisory council American Laboratory Theater, trustee Connecticut College for Women 1928-43 (member executive committee 1932-43), on board of examiners Sarah Lawrence College 1928- 30, member Drama League of America, American Council of Education Committee for Control of Modern Language Study, International Council of Women (chairman of education 1922-34), International Federation of University Women (on committee on standards 1920-39), New York College Equal Suffrage League, New York and New Haven Equal Franchise leagues, National League of Women Voters, and NRA Consumers Council of New England Death due to arteriosclerosis Buried in Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven Survived by a sister, Emily Henrietta Whitney (Yale School of Music 1896-97) of New Haven |
