Background
Cunz, Dieter was born on August 4, 1910 in Hoechstenbach, Germany. Son of Paul and Hedwig (Silbersiepe) Cunz.
Cunz, Dieter was born on August 4, 1910 in Hoechstenbach, Germany. Son of Paul and Hedwig (Silbersiepe) Cunz.
Student Humanistisches Gymnasium Wiesbaden, 1920-1929.
Came to the United States, 1938, naturalized, 1944. Newspaper work in Switzerland, 1935-1938. Instructor German, U. Maryland, 1939-1943, assistant professor, 1943-1947.
Associate professor, 1947-1949, professor German, 1949-1957, department chairman German, Ohio State University, 1957-1969.
Resident dean U. Maryland Foreign Study Center, Zurich, 1947-1948. Director Carl Schurz Memorial Foundation, Philadelphia.
Member Modern Language Association of America, American Association Teachers German, Society History of Germans in Maryland (secretary 1944-1956), Phi Beta Kappa.