Background
Rechtschaffen, Bernard was born on February 12, 1922 in Austria. Came to United States, 1937, naturalized, 1943. Son of Sigmund and Yetta (Rechtschaffen) Rechtschaffen.
Rechtschaffen, Bernard was born on February 12, 1922 in Austria. Came to United States, 1937, naturalized, 1943. Son of Sigmund and Yetta (Rechtschaffen) Rechtschaffen.
Bachelor of Science, New York University, 1945. Master of Arts, New York University, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1954.
Graduate assistant German, then instructor New York University, 1945-1947. Member faculty Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, since 1947, professor German, chairman department modern languages, since 1958, chairman department humanities, 1973-1976, professor humanities, since 1976. Chairman Germanistentag symposium on German literature, 1965.
Advisory council Vienna Study Council, 1964-1980.
Author: Kurze Deutsche Grammatik, 1965, Literatur für den Deutschunterricht, Erste Stufe, 1964, Zweite Stufe, 1964, Dritte Stufe, 1966, German-English, English-German Phonetic Dictionary, 1967, German for Research: Biological and Physical Sciences, 1971, German for Research: Humanities and Social Sciences, 1973. Member administrative board German Quarterly, 1964-1967.
Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1945. Member American Association Teachers German (president metropolitan chapter 1963-1966), Modern Language Association (chairman national conference teaching and testing doctoral condidates in their language ability 1964), American Association of University Professors.
Married Florence Fishman, December 23, 1951. Children– Joyce, Clifford.