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Hugo P. (Hugo Paul) Thieme
1870–1940
A careful guide to French literature and culture, he spent decades helping students and scholars find their way through a huge body of writing. His books mix teaching, criticism, and bibliography in a way that still feels practical today.
2 Audiobooks
Women of Modern France
by Hugo P. (Hugo Paul) Thieme
Women of Modern France (Illustrated) Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 7 (of 10)
by Hugo P. (Hugo Paul) Thieme
About the author
Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on February 2, 1870, Hugo Paul Thieme was an American literary critic, bibliographer, and professor best known for his work in French studies. He earned his A.B. and Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University and went on to build his academic career at the University of Michigan.
Thieme taught French there from the late 1890s and became known for bringing order and clarity to a wide literary field. Alongside teaching, he wrote reference works and studies on French literature, verse, and civilization, including major bibliographies that helped readers navigate French writing from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
He died in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on June 2, 1940. Remembered as a scholar with a strong bibliographic eye, he left behind work that was especially valuable for students, researchers, and anyone looking for a dependable path into French literary history.