Background
Holtmann, Antonius was born on March 13, 1936 in Stadtlohn, Germany. Son of Joseph and Anna (Feldkamp) Holtmann.
Holtmann, Antonius was born on March 13, 1936 in Stadtlohn, Germany. Son of Joseph and Anna (Feldkamp) Holtmann.
Teaching degree, University Marburg, Germany, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, University Bremen, Germany, 1974.
Teacher, Gymnasium, Hamburg, Germany, 1965-1966; expert adviser, Paädagogisches Zentrum, Berlin, 1966-1970; akademischer rat, Teachers College, Neuss, Germany, 1970-1974; professor, U. Oldenburg, Federal Republic Germany, since 1974; head Research Center Emigrants from Lower Saxony in United States of America, U. Oldenburg, Federal Republic Germany, since 1988.
Member Society for German-American Studies (outstanding achievement award in German American studies 2000), Indiana German Heritage Society, Deutsche Geselschaft für Amerika-Studien, Indiana History Society.
Married Renate Schulte, December 4, 1965. Children: Heike, Thomas.