Background
Viola, Birgit Elisabeth Grosse-Middeldorf was born on May 22, 1958 in Essen, Germany. Came to the United States, 1982. Daughter of Herman and Elisabeth (Rautenberg) G.-M.
Viola, Birgit Elisabeth Grosse-Middeldorf was born on May 22, 1958 in Essen, Germany. Came to the United States, 1982. Daughter of Herman and Elisabeth (Rautenberg) G.-M.
Diploma, Freie University, Berlin. Doctor of Arts, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1990.
Adjunct professor German State University of New York, Stony Brook, since 1990, lecturer European languages, literatures and cultures, 2001. Adjunct professor comparative literature Hofstra University, Helmstead, New York, since 1991.
Married Robert Viola, October 25, 1982. Children: Liv, Lars.