dissertation

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He married Catherine Sears in 1967, shortly before finishing his dissertation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

The deaths of her grandparents in quick succession left her so distraught — they had raised her — that she never finished her dissertation.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

"I'm including historical east coast wolves in a separate chapter of my dissertation comparing skull morphology between coastal and inland populations," he says.

From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2026

She studied history and French at the University of Manchester, writing a final year dissertation on peculiar uses of photography in 19th Century Paris.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

Identifying these surprising and provocative themes was a breakthrough, but the Times is not in the dissertation business.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times