![]() ![]() Despite being advised by the college president (and fellow Catholic) George N. She only received academic tenure after 14 years of teaching. She utilized her maiden name due to the hostility endured by her husband. She eventually started teaching at Hunter College – a constituent college of the City University of New York – in 1947. She was rejected by Catholic colleges, who informed her that they did not employ women to teach philosophy. ![]() Von Hildebrand struggled to find employment in academia. She initially attended Manhattanville College, before studying philosophy at Fordham University, where she obtained a doctorate in 1949. She left her home country in 1940, shortly after it was invaded by Germany, and relocated to the United States as a refugee. Von Hildebrand was born Alice Marie Jourdain to Henri and Marthe (van der Horst) Jourdain in Brussels, Belgium, on 11 March 1923. She was also the second wife of Dietrich von Hildebrand. ![]() She taught philosophy at Hunter College for 37 years. Alice Marie von Hildebrand, GCSG (née Jourdain 11 March 1923 – 14 January 2022) was a Belgian-born American Catholic philosopher, theologian, author, and professor. ![]()
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