pioneering educator completing education united_states returned contributed cultural social life country born family african royalty grew care aunt southern seven years returned northwestern country began schooling accompanied father diplomat hamburg germany completed studies medicine moved united_states education studying collaborated dictionary language wrote autobiography legal battle ensued rights story won injunction barring publishing returned immediately beginning collaboration establish university committed national cultural preservation expansion served director later dean founding director founded helped abolish practice african names versions worked script late 1960s daughter autobiographical manuscript preservation death writings notes rediscovered edited published autobiography african princess early life education born district southern sierra daughter consul general hamburg germany birth given dropped records paternal grandfather king paternal grandmother aristocratic family great great granddaughter king ruled 18th century spent seven years father sister father wives seriously injured hands caused considerable pain childhood ability play violin later highly competent player remained self conscious adult elementary school sent boarding school julia hall attached near clay sought favourite child daughter best education went hamburg lived receiving primary school education quickly mastered german recommendation attached spent time geneva switzerland learnt french year returned hamburg attending helen received school leaving certificate went study medicine graduating nephew hamburg period recounts dressed african clothing maintained african habits spoke language friends hamburg pianist gave opponent war broke sent russia later reported missing action black diplomatic family germany challenging rise nazi regime father began fearing safety assistance friends helped relocate united_states avoid policies restrictions placed women years united_states arrived year united_states experienced racial segregation laws attended jackson tennessee graduating years later moved nashville earning master degrees assisted professor understanding language compiling dictionary agreed accept fellowship linguistic advisor father died taught french german paid way giving instruction african european folk dancing teaching violin thanks instrument finished writing autobiographical account early life tribal child life experiences europeans education germany switzerland impressions america told english poor publication later claimed letter written account insistence awaiting editing continued helping school prepare dictionary language teaching cultural dance language unhappy arrangement paid small sum attempted retrieve manuscript refused sued university return bar publishing works won permanent injunction president university prohibiting publishing receiving financial rewards publication work felt foreign strength fight rights completed editing autobiography originally titled bush boulevard autobiography thanks extensive travels education time spoke languages tribal addition native spoke english learnt school german years hamburg french schooling switzerland return invitation president returned october help establish university professor french science march later director dean founder founded directed programme evolve term university succeeded overcoming requirement students adopt foreign names keeping indigenous families connection married july adopted tribal calling husband changed contribute cultural social development organized promote script view enhancing educational developments late early spent months united_states education scholarship visiting fine arts colleges university departments mainly east mid west living daughter grandchildren suffered stroke pressed having pages mother unpublished autobiography calling assistance colleagues retired university summer receiving honorary doctor degree decorated grand commander president died november posthumously manuscripts discovered german researcher conducting research historian daughter edited accounts early experiences germany united_states book autobiography african princess published received critics stated strengths autobiography different levels heart honest account disturbing personal experiences second larger canvas cultural linguistic history story told rich content orchestrated accolades life received number awards honors locally internationally bestowed bust honoured president retirement granted honorary doctor awarded rank grand commander president died tribute held time woman served africa university president proclaimed life dedication nation cause education selected works autobiography african princess isbn artist experiences reader writings papers leopard daughter folk tale script
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