First prof. of Modern Languages. Jean L. Cooper
Born in Thuringia, Germany.
#jfm6n Dr. George W. Blaettermann, L. L. D., first professor of Modern Languages (not to be confused with his adopted son, his wife's nephew, Dr. George Walter Clements Blaetterman). #jfm6n Chairman's Journals June 25, 1833 mention his boys playing violin, and teaching a "negro" "boy" to play.