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- noun In some
European countries , anacademic who holds allformal qualifications (doctorate andhabilitation ) to become atenured university professor .
Etymologies
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Though she had been invited in 1915 to join the mathematics department of the University of Göttingen, the philosophical department objected to a woman in the position of privatdozent on the grounds that it would be demeaning for men to be lectured by her.
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In 1919, her habilitation, the equivalent of a doctoral dissertation, was accepted and she became a privatdozent, more or less an assistant professor.
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In 1919, her habilitation, the equivalent of a doctoral dissertation, was accepted and she became a privatdozent, more or less an assistant professor.
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After entering the Central Institute as volunteer in October, 1878, Pernter became assistant in 1880, and adjunct in 1884; in 1885 he also began to act as a privatdozent at the university.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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In 1847 König was privatdozent, in 1854 extraordinary, and from 1857 to 1894 ordinary, professor of Old Testament literature and exegesis at the University of Freiburg.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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The brilliant qualities of the young doctor induced the theological faculty of Munich to offer him a place as instructor (privatdozent) in theology, which he accepted.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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After the departure in the autumn of the year 1835, of the famous church historian Möhler, for the University of Munich, Hefele was appointed by the Catholic faculty of theology of Tübingen to the department of church history, with which he was connected as privatdozent from the spring of 1836.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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