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'''Rolland Hein''' (September 12, 1932 – March 10, 2023) was an American academic of English literature. He was professor emeritus of English at [[Wheaton College (Illinois)|Wheaton College]], [[Wheaton, Illinois]].<ref name="Rolland Hein Wheaton College"> |
'''Rolland Hein''' (September 12, 1932 – March 10, 2023) was an American academic of English literature. He was professor emeritus of English at [[Wheaton College (Illinois)|Wheaton College]], [[Wheaton, Illinois]].<ref name="Rolland Hein Wheaton College">{{Cite web|url=http://www.wheaton.edu/english/faculty/hein.htm|title=Wheaton college | Rolland Hein}}</ref> |
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== Early life and education == |
== Early life and education == |
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Hein was born on September 12, 1932 as the son of George and Henrietta Hein. He grew up on a farm outside [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]].<ref name="obit">{{cite web |title=Dr. Rolland N. Hein |url=https://www.hultgrenfh.com/obituary/dr-rolland-hein |website=Hultgren Funeral Home |access-date=12 March 2023}}</ref> He attended [[Bob Jones University]] and graduated from [[Wheaton College]] in 1954.<ref name="obit"/> |
Hein was born on September 12, 1932 as the son of George and Henrietta Hein. He grew up on a farm outside [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]].<ref name="obit">{{cite web |title=Dr. Rolland N. Hein |url=https://www.hultgrenfh.com/obituary/dr-rolland-hein |website=Hultgren Funeral Home |access-date=12 March 2023}}</ref> He attended [[Bob Jones University]] and graduated from [[Wheaton College]] in 1954.<ref name="obit"/> |
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While at Wheaton, Hein studied under [[Clyde Kilby]], who was responsible for helping to secure the papers of writers C. S. Lewis and [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] for the [[Marion E. Wade Center]] at Wheaton College.<ref> |
While at Wheaton, Hein studied under [[Clyde Kilby]], who was responsible for helping to secure the papers of writers C. S. Lewis and [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] for the [[Marion E. Wade Center]] at Wheaton College.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wheaton.edu/alumni/magazine/spring2008.pdf|title=Wheaton College Alumni magazine | April 2008}}</ref> |
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Hein earned a bachelor of divinity degree in 1957 from [[Grace Theological Seminary]] and a master's degree in English literature from [[Purdue University]] in 1962. He then earned a PhD from Purdue in 1971.<ref name="obit"/> |
Hein earned a bachelor of divinity degree in 1957 from [[Grace Theological Seminary]] and a master's degree in English literature from [[Purdue University]] in 1962. He then earned a PhD from Purdue in 1971.<ref name="obit"/> |
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Revision as of 15:31, 13 March 2023
Rolland Hein (September 12, 1932 – March 10, 2023) was an American academic of English literature. He was professor emeritus of English at Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois.[1]
Early life and education
Hein was born on September 12, 1932 as the son of George and Henrietta Hein. He grew up on a farm outside Cedar Rapids, Iowa.[2] He attended Bob Jones University and graduated from Wheaton College in 1954.[2]
While at Wheaton, Hein studied under Clyde Kilby, who was responsible for helping to secure the papers of writers C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien for the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College.[3]
Hein earned a bachelor of divinity degree in 1957 from Grace Theological Seminary and a master's degree in English literature from Purdue University in 1962. He then earned a PhD from Purdue in 1971.[2]
Professional career
Hein began his career as a pastor at a church in Flora, Indiana.[2] He then joined the faculty of Wheaton College in 1970. He taught courses in modern British literature and contemporary American literature. Hein was a George MacDonald scholar and author of several books, including Growing With My Garden, Christian Mythmakers, "The Harmony Within", George MacDonald: Victorian Mythmaker", and others.[1]
Hein retired from Wheaton in 1997.
Personal life and death
Hein was married to his wife Dorothy for 67 years. They had a son, Steven, and a daughter, Christine. Hein died in Carol Stream, Illinois on March 10, 2023, at the age of 90.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Wheaton college | Rolland Hein".
- ^ a b c d e "Dr. Rolland N. Hein". Hultgren Funeral Home. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Wheaton College Alumni magazine | April 2008" (PDF).
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