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University of Kansas Professor Emeritus Bryant C. Freeman died February 3, 2024 at age 92, best known as Founder and Director of its Institute of Haitian Studies. First American admitted to France’s prestigious Ecole Normale Supérieure (Paris) and a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Virginia, he received an M.A. and Ph.D. in French Language and Literature from Yale University while both a Woodrow Wilson and Yale University Fellow. After teaching at Yale …

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Bryant was a wonderful colleague at KU.  I extend sympathy to his family.

Dorthy Pennington

Bryant was a wonderful colleague at KU.  I extend sympathy to his family.

Dorthy Pennington

Bryant was a wonderful colleague at KU.  I extend sympathy to hi…

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Bryant and I were first cousins, but he seemed like a big brother. I will miss talking with him; long, laughing convers…

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I met Dr. Freeman through our mutual love of Clumber Spaniels. I served as Secretary of the Board during his time as th…
I met Dr. Freeman through our mutual love of Clumber Spaniels. I served as Secretary of the Board d…
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Born

June 26th, 1931
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Started a job at Professor of French at the University of Kansas

1971
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Started a job at Chair of French and Italian

1971

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