Klaus L. Berghahn

Klaus L. Berghahn (born August 5, 1937 in Düsseldorf ; † November 1, 2019 ) was a German literary scholar .

Career

Berghahn received his doctorate in Münster in 1967. In the same year he became Assistant Professor of German at the University of Wisconsin – Madison , in 1971 he was appointed Associate Professor and in 1973 Professor. From 1994 to 1997 he was Chair of the German Department at the University of Wisconsin and from 1998 to 2005 Director of the Center for German and European Studies . In 2007 he retired .

Honors

1984: Schiller Medal
2007: Hilldale Lifetime Achievement Award
2007: Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany

Web links

http://german.lss.wisc.edu/homes/berghahn/

Individual evidence

^ In Memoriam: Klaus Berghahn, Professor Emeritus of German and CGES Founding Director, 1937-2019. University of Wisconsin-Madison, European Studies, November 4, 2019, accessed November 17, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Berghahn, Klaus L.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German literary scholar
DATE OF BIRTH	August 5, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dusseldorf
DATE OF DEATH	1st November 2019

[1] In Memoriam: Klaus Berghahn, Professor Emeritus of German and CGES Founding Director, 1937-2019. University of Wisconsin-Madison, European Studies, November 4, 2019, accessed November 17, 2019 .