Re: Finally - i handed in my PhD

["Richard Layton"]

Well Done.
My mother-in-law is a historian and is doing her PhD at the moment. She is
supposed to be doing it part time but puts more time into it than some full
time students.
Congratulations again.
Is Aberystwyth (Wales) within 500Km?
Rich
Wales and Borders 15th Century Living History Society

----- Original Message -----
From: "Christian Folini" 
To: 
Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2004 11:42 AM
Subject: Finally - i handed in my PhD


> Hello everybody,
>
> In an act that must be like getting a baby i've handed in my PhD.
> bears to sufficiently boring title
> "Die Konvente Töss, Katharinental und Paradies im Vergleich.
> Ein Beitrag zur Sozialgeschichte der deutschen Mystik"
>
> which tranlates to something like
>
> "The Convents Toess, Katharinental and Paradies in Comparison.
> A Contribution to the Social History of German Mysticism"
>
> It's a 300 pages work which tries to compare the social
> background of the dominican nuns, the friends of the monasteries,
> the daily life in the convents and the special forms of
> female Mysticism. The focus lies on the 13th and early 14th
> century.
>
> What's next? They are reading it once more and will come to
> a conclusion. This could be in June, but it is more likely
> it will be in late October. Shortly afterwards, there will be
> a public speech - my "defense" of the thesis. That will be the
> less interesting part of the evening. Afterwards i plan to
> organise a huge party and i'd be happy to see many of you
> listmembers - or at least a couple of those who live within
> 500km...
>
> Btw. the baby is 350gr, 29.7cm long and 20cm wide.
>
> Have a good weekend,
>
> Christian
>
> --
> Every sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology.
> --- Arthur C. Anticlarke