Heidi Thomson

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Heidi Thomson
Born1961
Other namesHeide-Marie Clara Achiel Van de Veire
Alma mater University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Scientific career
Institutions Victoria University of Wellington
Thesis
Doctoral advisor Jack Stillinger

Heidi Thomson (born 1961) is a New Zealand academic, a full professor of English at the Victoria University of Wellington. [1]

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Academic career

After an undergraduate at the University of Ghent and a 1990 PhD titled 'The poetic self in the English ode, 1740–1820' at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Thomson moved to Victoria University of Wellington, rising to full professor. [1] [2] [3]

Selected works

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References

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  2. Saunders, Kate (2 April 2011). "Honour for Keats' friend". Stuff.
  3. "Romantic voyagers voyage the Romantics at literature conference". www.creativenz.govt.nz.
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