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'''Deutsches Haus''', founded in [[1911]], was the first foreign [[language house]] established at an American university. Once a major center of Germanic language and cultural studies in New York, Columbia's Deutsches Haus has ceded its position in recent years to [[NYU]]'s, though it still manages to attract a handful of interesting speakers and events. 

In addition to its German affiliations, DH is also affiliated with the Dutch, Finnish, Swedish, and Yiddish programs. Originally located in a now-demolished townhouse on [[117th Street]], where it was near the [[Frankfurt School]]'s Institute for Social Research, it spent a decade  at 538 W. 113th Street after 117th Street was demolished to build the [[International Affairs Building]]. After building code violations forced a move from 113th Street, the Haus move into the ground floor of the King's Crown building ([[420 West 116th Street]]), designed by Naville and Bagge and built in [[1906]].<ref>http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19741126-01.2.4</ref> Interestingly, Columbia wanted to move the Haus into [[Buell Hall]], but the director absolutely refused. [[Maison Francaise]] would get the space 3 years later.

After being tried for "insulting Turkishness" in his native country, Nobel-prize winning author [[Orhan Pamuk]] took refuge here to write his latest novel. Consequently, he was at Columbia when the [[Nobel Prize]] announcement came.

Deutsches Haus was gifted with its first major endowment funding by [[w:Adolphus Busch|Adolphus Busch]] in [[1912]]. Yes, [[w:Anheuser-Busch|that Busch]].

== External links ==
[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/german/dhaus/ Deutsches Haus at Columbia Website]

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