Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s remembers Professor Emerita Anna Matzov
February 22, 2022
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The Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s community is remembering Professor Emerita Anna Matzov, who died Jan. 16. She was 88.
Dr. Matzov taught Russian language and literature at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s for 30 years and was a recognized authority on Boris Pasternak (Dr. Zhivago), and Mikhail Bakhtin and Literary Criticism.
Dr. Matzov was born in 1933 in Pinsk, Poland (now Pinsk, Belarus) and grew up under Stalin카지노 게임 컬렉션s rule. Around the age of seven, her family was exiled to Siberia. Ironically, this exile likely saved their lives as the rest of her extended family in Poland tragically perished under Hitler.
In 1946, she and her family wound up at a displaced person카지노 게임 컬렉션s camp in Germany for four years where she started her high school studies. In 1950, the family immigrated to the new state of Israel. Dr. Matzov embraced her new country and life, quickly mastering Hebrew (her fifth of six languages). After serving in the army, she earned her first degree in 1956 (Physics, Math & Statistics) at The Hebrew 카지노게임사이트 of Jerusalem. She followed her passion for teaching, earning her Teaching Diploma a few years later.
In 1967, Dr. Matzov, her husband and her young family immigrated to Canada, settling in Kingston in 1968 where she embarked on a new career path. In 1970, she earned a BA Honours (Russian and Math) from Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s, followed by her MA (1973) and PhD (1984) in Slavonic Studies from the 카지노게임사이트 of Ottawa.
Shortly after she was hired at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s and during her time introduced Scientific Russian, an innovative course which she taught at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s and the Royal Military College.
Throughout her distinguished academic career, Dr. Matzov taught and contributed to professional literature and was part of the Learned Societies. Her teaching attracted and inspired students from many disciplines.
A fiercely independent thinker, Dr. Matzov was a pragmatic optimist with a warm heart and querying mind. Her personal trials and tribulations, from wars to health challenges, strengthened her resolve and resilience to make the best of things. 카지노 게임 컬렉션Never a dull moment카지노 게임 컬렉션 she would often say. Enlightened and passionate about learning, she was an inspiration, catalyst, and cheerleader for many. She had a genuine interest in people of all ages and backgrounds, forging many friendships throughout her life. She found solace in family and friends. She was drawn to the many expressions of creativity, from art, music, and literature to teaching, cooking, and developing young minds.
Dr. Matzov valued family, friendship, loyalty, authenticity, originality, an open mind, and a good soul. She strove 카지노 게임 컬렉션 and succeeded 카지노 게임 컬렉션 to inspire many a mind and heart to be our best selves and make the most of life. She never stopped expanding her mind 카지노 게임 컬렉션 she was truly 카지노 게임 컬렉션an amazing work in progress.카지노 게임 컬렉션