Were-Wolf and Vampire in Romania by Harry A. Senn

He continued with his practice until a couple of months before his death. His book, Constructive Anger: Retooling Our Anger Hammer, was published in 2005 under his middle name Anthony. Senn to become a licensed marriage, family and child psychotherapist, specializing in anger management. His long interest in belief systems and psychology led Mr. Senn saw his minor celebrity turn as an amusing side note to his more serious fields of study, his wife Barbara said. His book, Were-Wolf and Vampire in Romania was published by a division of Columbia University Press in 1982. Senn eventually became a reluctant “expert” on such “spooky” subjects and, in those years, was often interviewed by the media around Halloween. Senn began an unintended side project delving into the long history of vampires, werewolves and other supernatural phenomena associated with Romania. It was there while listening to the stories of village elders that Mr. He and his family (with the new addition of a son, Edward) lived on and off in Romania during the 1970s and ‘80s. There his interest in folklore developed, leading to two Fulbright Research Fellowships and two International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) grants to study folklore in Romania. Senn accepted a position with Pitzer College. In 1970, with their young daughter Kathryn Alexandra, the family moved to Claremont after Mr.

A renewal of the grant for a second year saw the newlyweds move to Grenoble, in the French Alps.Īfter two years in France, the young couple moved to Berkeley, California in 1965, where Mr. It was there that he married Barbara Stewart in a civil ceremony at city hall. He earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Minnesota.Ī Fulbright teaching grant sent him to Melun, France to perfect his French. He had not studied a language in high school but, after taking a class in French in college, he knew the study of French language and literature was what he wanted to do. Senn graduated from Southwest High School in Minneapolis. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Frances and Alexander Senn, the youngest of five. Harry Anthony Senn, Pitzer College Professor Emeritus of French, died Jafter a battle with pancreatic cancer. Pitzer professor, two-time Fulbright fellow, author, grandfather

Were-Wolf and Vampire in Romania by Harry A. Senn