Background
He grew up in Salzburg, Austria.
university professor specialist in literature
He grew up in Salzburg, Austria.
From the University of Vienna he transferred to the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he received a Doctor of Philosophy in German Literature and Culture in 1984.
His publications include books on Weimar Theater, German-Jewish autobiographies, women's memoirs, and college German textbooks. His research focused on migrant literature, European culture, and foreign language teaching technologies. Lixl died from cancer on December 24, 2015 at the age of 64.