Background
Leistner, Bernd Siegfried was born on May 3, 1939 in Eibenstock, Germany. Son of Kurt and Gisela (Reichel) Leistner.
Leistner, Bernd Siegfried was born on May 3, 1939 in Eibenstock, Germany. Son of Kurt and Gisela (Reichel) Leistner.
Bachelor in German and History, Karl Marx University, Leipzig, German Democratic Republic, 1962. Dr, Karl Marx University, Leipzig, German Democratic Republic, 1971. Habilitation, Karl Marx University, German Democratic Republic, 1982.
Teacher, Grammar School, Mittweida, German Democratic Republic, 1962-1967; teacher, G. Dimitroff, Leipzig, German Democratic Republic, 1967-1971; senior lecturer, U. Skopje, Yugoslavia, 1971-1974; senior lecturer, Karl Marx U., 1974-1976; research worker, Institute for Classical German Literature, Weimar, German Democratic Republic, 1976-1988; vice-director, Institute for Classical German Literature, Weimar, German Democratic Republic, 1978-1987; assistant professor, Institute for Literature Johannes R. Becher, Leipzig, Germany, 1988-1992; professor German literature, Technology U. Chemnitz, Germany, since 1992.
Member Writers Association German Democratic Republic, Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association.
Married Maria-Verena Schoch, August 3, 1965. 1 child, Saskia.