Background
Strauss, Albrecht Benno was born on May 17, 1921 in Berlin. Came to the United States, 1940. Son of Bruno and Bertha (Badt) Strauss.
Strauss, Albrecht Benno was born on May 17, 1921 in Berlin. Came to the United States, 1940. Son of Bruno and Bertha (Badt) Strauss.
Bachelor, Oberlin College, 1942. Master of Arts, Tulane University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1956.
Instructor English Brandeis University, 1951-1952. Teaching fellow general education Harvard University, 1952-1955. Instructor English Yale University, 1955-1959.
Assistant professor English University Oklahoma, Norman, 1959-1960, University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1960-1964, associate professor, 1964-1970, professor, 1970-1991, professor emeritus, since 1991. Lecturer Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement, 1993—2005.
Served with United States Army, 1942-1946. Member Modern Language Association, South Atlantic Modern Language Association, American Society Eighteenth-Century Studies (president Southeastern group 1980-1981), Johnsonians.
Married Nancy Grace Barron, July 30, 1978. 1 child, Rebecca Ilse. Stepchildren: Carolyn, Kathryn.