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| RG
30/75 - Brian K. Hansen (1936-) |
| Biography/Administrative
History |
| Brian
K. Hansen was born on February 5, 1936 in Pasadena California.
After graduating from Santa Barbara High School, Hansen attended
the University of California at Los Angeles and graduated in 1960.
In 1961 he received an M.A. degree from Cornell University, and
went on to earn his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. In
1966 he was appointed a McPherson Fellow at the University of Minnesota.
Prior to his time at Oberlin College, Hansen taught at San Diego
State College, University of California, Santa Barbara, and Washington
State University. In September of 1970 he was appointed to the
position of Associate Professor of Theatre Arts at Oberlin College,
where he taught for three years. During his time at Oberlin the
Theatre-Arts Program underwent a number of changes in which Hansen,
as Chairperson, played a key role. In 1973 he went on to become
an associate professor and chairperson of theater at the University
of Delaware. In 1973 Hansen’s wife, Patricia Hansen, died
of cancer leaving behind her husband and their two sons, Kevin
(b. 1960) and Kaj (b. 1961). |
| Sources Consulted |
| Faculty
file of Brian K. Hansen, RG 28/3 |
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