Dorothy Sherman Severin AB, AM, PhD, FSA, OBE (born 24 March 1942[1]) is Emeritus Professor of Literature at University of Liverpool and a Hispanist. Her research interests include cancioneros and La Celestina.[2]

In June 2009, she was elected corresponding Fellow of the Real Academia Espanola, a distinction granted to very few foreign academics.[3][4]

Originally Dorothy Sherman, she was the first wife of explorer and writer Tim Severin.[5]

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References

  1. ^ Negotiating the glass ceiling: careers of senior women in the academic world David, Miriam E. and Woodward, Diana. Routledge, 1998 ISBN 0-7507-0837-9 ISBN 978-0-7507-0837-1 at Google Books
  2. ^ "University of Liverpool - School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies". Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
  3. ^ Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland Accessed 2009-10-31
  4. ^ Real Academia Española Archived July 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Macleod, Maxwell. "Obituary: Adventurer who rebuilt ancient craft to retrace epic, historic routes". The Herald. No. 23 February 2021. Glasgow. p. 20. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022.