Author: Barbara S. Grossmann Stone
Born: 1951
Bio: <b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.shimer.edu/aboutshimercollege/BarbaraStone.cfm">Barbara Stone</a></b> (b. 1951) is a professor at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://shimer.edu">Shimer College in Chicago</a> and a scholar of German literature.  Her works include <i>Adalbert Stifter and the Idyll</i> (1989).  She received her undergraduate education at the University of Massachusetts and her doctorate from Northwestern University. At Shimer, Stone has also filled numerous administrative posts and has served multiple terms as Dean of the College. (from <a class="text" href="http://shimercollege.wikia.com/Barbara_Stone#Brief_description">Shimer College Wiki</a>)