Robert Charles Holub
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10th Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst | |
In office July 2008 – August 2012 | |
Preceded by | John V. Lombardi |
Succeeded by | Kumble R. Subbaswamy |
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Born | (1949-08-22)August 22, 1949 Neptune Township, New Jersey, U.S. |
Died | August 27, 2023(2023-08-27) (aged 74) Worthington, Ohio, U.S. |
Spouse | Sabine Holub |
Education | B.S., University of Pennsylvania, 1971 M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1973 and 1976 Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1979 |
Occupation | University Professor University Provost University Chancellor |
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Robert C. Holub (August 22, 1949 – August 27, 2023) was an American germanist, university professor and administrator.[1] He served as chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) from August 2008 to June 2012.[2][3][4]
Born in Neptune Township, New Jersey, Holub was raised in Belmar, New Jersey, and attended Asbury Park High School.[5][6] He became the first member of his family to attend college. Holub received his bachelor's degreeinnatural science from the University of Pennsylvania in 1971, going on to earn master's degreesincomparative literature (in 1973) and German (in 1976) and a Ph.D.inGerman (1979) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.[2][3]
Serving as a professor of German at the University of California-Berkeley (full professor from 1989 on), he became a leading scholar of 19th- and 20th-century German intellectual, cultural, and literary history. At Berkeley, he also served as the undergraduate dean, college of letters and science from 2003 to 2006, before taking the position of provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Tennessee, which he held from 2006 to 2008 before taking the chancellor position at UMass.[2][3]
Robert C. Holub died on August 27, 2023, at the age of 74.[7]
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Preceded by | Chancellor of University of Massachusetts Amherst July 2008 – August 2012 |
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