Bryant Freeman is a retired emeritus University of Kansas professor. He is primarily known for being the founder and director of the University of Kansas Institute of

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an Studies, one of the few such institutes in a major university in the

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. Freeman received his

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from

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, specializing in the work of

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. He has also been an instructor for the

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Observers in Haiti, an advisor for U.S. and U.N. Peace-Keeping Forces in Haiti, receiving the protocol rank of Major General. His awards include: * Lifetime Achievement Award for Service to the Haitian People *

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Commissioner's Special Service Award * Kansas Humanities Council Award, Kansas French Educator of the Year * Woodrow Wilson Fellow,

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Fellow,

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Among his several publications include one of the most comprehensive dictionaries of

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to English (and later English to

) ever made, as well as specialty dictionaries such as medical terminology. He edited a collection of the works of Carrié Paultre, a leading Haitian novelist. He was specifically asked by the

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in 2004 to translate a letter written by

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, to determine if he had actually stated his resignation. Among the classes he taught until his retirement in 2006 were French, Haitian Creole (6 courses: beginning to advanced) and Haitian history. Dr. Freeman's books, including his Haitian-English Dictionary, are available from th
KUbookstore
Many of his books are also available for free (along with their audio supplements) on th
KU Haitian Creole Resources webpage

References

*http://afs.ku.edu/bryant-c-freeman *http://languages.ku.edu/haitian *http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2004/mar/11/ku_prof_asked/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Freeman, Bryant Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni Latin Americanists University of Kansas faculty