Louis A. Muinzer ’49 *56
Louis died Sept. 8, 2004. He was 76.
Louis prepared for Princeton at Jefferson High School in Lafayette, Ind. At Princeton he majored in English and graduated with highest honors. He won the Class of 1859 Prize and the Class of 1873 fellowship in English literature. He participated in Theatre Intime. Before completing his Ph.D. in English, he spent two years in England as a Fulbright Scholar.
After graduate work Louis taught for several years at American universities and then accepted a position at Queen's University in Belfast, Ireland, where he became one of the leading Yeats scholars in the world. He remained there until his death. He was the author of one of the definitive texts on old Irish poetry.
Louis is survived by his wife, Betsy; three sons, Colum, Malacky, and Thomas; and two daughters, Genevieve '75, and Philomena '77. To them, the class extends its deepest sympathy on their loss of this brilliant man.
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John Berges
2 Weeks AgoRemembering His Unifying Theater Work
I knew Louis as a member of staff at Queen’s University of Belfast and member of the Delphic Players, an amateur theater group he organized to put on the Nordic dramas and Yeats plays he loved, but felt were neglected. He united Catholic and Protestant communities and inspired us with his vision. Few of us appreciated his academic credentials.