Charles Arthur Moser (January 6, 1935 – December 11, 2006) was an American literary critic and political activist.
As a literary critic he is known for his interests in
Russian and
Bulgarian
Bulgarian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria
* Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group
* Bulgarian language, a Slavic language
* Bulgarian alphabet
* A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria
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literatures and cultures. His political views are described as
conservative.
[A foreword]
to the
, Festschrift for Charles A. Moser on the Occasion of His Sixtieth Birthday," , 1998
Biography
In 1956, Charles Moser earned his B.A. (
summa cum laude
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) in Slavic Languages from
Yale University. In 1958 he earned his M.A. in Slavic Languages from
Columbia University. The thesis of his 1962 Ph.D. (Columbia University) was "
Antinihilism in the Russian Novel of the 1860s".
[
During 1958-1959 he studied at ]Leningrad State University
Saint Petersburg State University (SPBU; russian: Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет) is a public research university in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in 1724 by a decree of Peter the G ...
, as part of the first graduate student exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union.[
After teaching at Yale (1960-1967), he joined the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the George Washington University, where he was chairman during 1969-1974 and 1980–1989.]Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...
nominated Charles Moser for membership on the National Council for the Humanities, however the nominations were rejected by the Senate.[
In 1992, in Bulgaria, Moser founded the Free Initiative Foundation, to promote the transition of Bulgaria to democracy.][
]
Personal life
Moser was born in Knoxville, Tennessee the son of Arthur Hurst Moser, Professor of Classics at the University of Tennessee and Sara Ridlehoover Moser.Anastasia Dimitrova-Moser
Anastasia Georgieva Dimitrova-Moser ( bg, Анастасия Георгиева Димитрова-Мозер; born 30 June 1937) is a Bulgarian politician of the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union.
Biography
Dimitrova was born on 30 June 1937 ...
was the daughter of Bulgarian politician G. M. Dimitrov
Georgi Mihov Dimitrov ( bg, Георги Михов Димитров; 15 April 1903 – 21 November 1972), known as Gemeto ( bg, Гемето, lit=The G. M.) to distinguish him from Georgi Dimitrov Mihaylov, was a Bulgarian politician, a lea ...
. in 1992, after Anastasia Moser was elected General Secretary of the Bulgarian Agrarian Union, the Mosers moved to Sofia, Bulgaria.[
]
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1936 births
2006 deaths
American literary critics
Yale University alumni
Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni
Yale University faculty
George Washington University faculty
American expatriates in Bulgaria
Slavists