Meredith McClain

Meredith McClain (* 1941 in Georgetown (Texas) ) is an American German scholar and professor.

Life

After studying German (M.A. 1970), she earned a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin in 1976 . In 1983 she became Associate Professor of German at Texas Tech University (TTU) in Lubbock . For a while she was a member of the Karl May Society (KMG) and co-organizer of a KMG symposium on Karl May in the Llano Estacado .

Honors

• In 2001 she received the Lucius D. Clay Medal of the Association of German-American Clubs . Maria von Katte gave the laudation for Meredith McClain on October 6, 2001 in Düsseldorf.

• In February 2002 she received the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon from the German Consul General .

Works

• Rhythmos and Logos in the lyric structures of Hölderlin's poetry. (Dissertation 1976)
• Karl Mays Llano estakado and reality today. In: Yearbook of the Karl May Society. Hansa Verlag, Husum 1994, ISBN 978-3-920421-67-4 , pp. 299-311.
• (Ed.) With Reinhold Wolff : Karl May in the Llano estacado - Symposium of the Karl May Society in Lubbock, Texas (September 7-11, 2000). Hansa Verlag, Husum 2004, ISBN 978-3-92042-190-2 .

Web links

• Private homepage
• Karl May Wiki

Individual evidence

1. ↑ KMG-Nachrichten No. 190 (December 2016), p. 3.
2. ^ Joachim Biermann: With 2000 members into the new century. The Karl May Society is characterized by new beginnings, and not just in the Llano estacado. In: Claus Roxin , Helmut Schmiedt , Reinhold Wolff and Hans Wollschläger (eds.): Yearbook of the Karl May Society 2001. Hansa Verlag, Husum 2001, ISBN 3-920421-82-5 , p. 369 ff. (372 ff .).
3. ↑ VDAC. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
4. ^ Karl May Society: Laudation for Meredith McClain. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
5. ↑ Information on their website. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
6. ^ Karl May Society: Honor to which honor is due. Another award for Meredith McClain. Retrieved January 17, 2017.