Frédéric Georges Hoffherr (ca. 1888 — October 11, 1956) was a French-American professor, author and anti-

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activist. Hoffherr was a professor

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and led the

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department at

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. He joined the Columbia faculty in 1919, promoted to an "assistant professorship of French" in 1926, the following year, he was awarded the

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. He was chairman of the French department from 1927 to 1936. Hoffherr retired in 1953, but had been a special lecturer until 1955.

WWII

During

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Hoffherr worked for de Gaulle, serving as head of press and information services for him and broadcast for the

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. He was of the founders of

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,A Nation-Wide Organization, ''Maison Francaise''

(PDF) becoming its publicity director and later its executive vice-president. He made use of the

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radio station since the beginning of 1941. Of his radio addresses in 1942, were published in a book.

Books

Hoffherr had directed the editorship of ''L'évolution de la littérature française; petit traité à l'usage des étudiants américains,'' wrote a foreword for ''A Mystery Story of Napoleon's Court,'' had authored: the ''Basic College French;'' ''French Language Chrestomaties and reader;'' and the ''Book of Friendship: Le Livre de L'amitié''.

References

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