Background
Riley, Anthony William was born on July 23, 1929 in Radcliffe-on-Trent, England. Son of Cyril Frederick and Winifred Mary (White) Riley.
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Anthony William Riley
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Education
Bachelor with honors, U. Manchester, England, 1952; Doctor of Philisophy, U. Tübingen, Federal Republic Germany, 1958.
Career
Lecturer, U. Tübingen, 1957-1959, 60-62; assistant lecturer, Queen Mary College, U. London, England., 1959-1960; assistant professor German language and literature, Queen's U., Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1962-1965; associate professor, Queen's U., 1965-1968; professor, Queen's U., 1968-1992; emeritus professor, Queen's U., Kingston, Ontario, Canada, since 1993; head department German language and literature, Queen's U., 1967-1976; acting head department, Queen's U., 1979-1980, 86-87. Visiting professor U. Munich, 1996.
Achievements
Membership
Served with British Army, 1947-1949. Fellow Royal Society Canada (secretary academic humanities and social science 1992-1995, editor 1995-1998). Member Canada Association University Teachers German (vice president 1973-1975, president 1975-1976, Hermann Boeschenstein medal 1987, Konrad Adenauer research award Alexander von Humboldt Foundation 1989, Humboldt research grant 1999), Deutsche Schillergesellschaft, International Alfred Döblin-Gesellschaft (vice president 1984-1995), International Association for German Studies, Elisabeth Langgässer-Gesellschaft (Darmstadt).
Connections
Married Maria Theresia Walter, July 16, 1955. Children: Christopher, Katherine, Angela.
