Alice von Hildebrand
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Alice von Hildebrand is a Catholic
philosopher and theologian and a former professor.
She came to the U.S. in 1940 and began teaching at Hunter College in New York City in 1947. She was married to the famous philosopher and theologian Dietrich von Hildebrand
(1889–1977), meeting him at Fordham University
in New York
where she was a student and he was a professor. She remained married to him until his death. She retired in 1984.
Alice von Hildebrand lives in the United States
and is a lecturer and an author, whose works include: The Privilege of Being a Woman (2002) and The Soul of a Lion: The Life of Dietrich von Hildebrand (2000), a biography of her late husband.
Catholic
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philosopher and theologian and a former professor.
She came to the U.S. in 1940 and began teaching at Hunter College in New York City in 1947. She was married to the famous philosopher and theologian Dietrich von Hildebrand
Dietrich von Hildebrand
Dietrich von Hildebrand was a German Catholic philosopher and theologian who was called by Pope Pius XII "the 20th Century Doctor of the Church."...
(1889–1977), meeting him at Fordham University
Fordham University
Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...
in New York
New York
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where she was a student and he was a professor. She remained married to him until his death. She retired in 1984.
Alice von Hildebrand lives in the United States
United States
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and is a lecturer and an author, whose works include: The Privilege of Being a Woman (2002) and The Soul of a Lion: The Life of Dietrich von Hildebrand (2000), a biography of her late husband.