page_title: Adela Žgur
hierarchical_section_title: Adela Žgur
caption_attribution_description: English: Adela Žgur, Yugoslav (Solovenian) academic during a 1952 tour of educational facilities in the U.S.
context_page_description: Adela Žgur was a Slovene academic, who prepared the first English textbooks for secondary students in Slovenia. Holding degrees in German and English language and literature, much of her published work was translation-based. During World War II, because of her work with the Liberation Front, she was imprisoned. At the end of the war, she served as a translator at the Paris Peace Conference of 1946. In 1951, she was awarded a Carnegie Fellowship and spent a year observing educational practices in the United States.
context_section_description: Adela Žgur (22 October 1909 – 3 August 1992) was a Slovene academic, who prepared the first English textbooks for secondary students in Slovenia. Holding degrees in German and English language and literature, much of her published work was translation-based. During World War II, because of her work with the Liberation Front, she was imprisoned. At the end of the war, she served as a translator at the Paris Peace Conference of 1946. In 1951, she was awarded a Carnegie Fellowship and spent a year observing educational practices in the United States.
caption: Adela Žgur, Yugoslav (Slovenian) academic during a 1952 tour of educational facilities in the U.S.
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