Dieter Richter

Background

Richter, Dieter was born on December 24, 1938 in Hof, Bavaria, Germany. Son of Paul and Frieda (Herpich) Richter.

Education

Student, University Munich, 1959. Staatsexamen, University Göttingen, Göttingen, Federal Republic Germany, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, University Göttingen, Göttingen, Federal Republic Germany, 1965.

Career

Assistant professor, U. Göttingen, 1965-1972; professor, U. Göttingen, since 1972. Board directors Institute für Popularkultur, U. Bremen, Federal Republic Germany.

Achievements

• Dieter Richter has been listed as a noteworthy German literature educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Schlaraffenland: Geschichte einer popularen Phantasie (German Edition)

    (European Book)

  • Schlaraffenland
  • Das fremde Kind

Membership

Fellow, Komitee für Grundrechte und Demokratie, Sensbachtal, 1980. President Società Dante Alighieri, Bremen, Federal Republic Germany, 1988. Science board member European University Center for Cultural Heritage, Ravello.

Member German Society for Folklore (Munich) Europaische Marchengesellschaft (Bentlage), Centro di Cultura e Storia Amalfitana (Amalfi, honorary), Wittheit zu Bremen, Association Italiana di Studi sulla Letteratura oi Viaggio (Rome).

Connections

Married Nicolas, Andreas Pavel.

Father:

Paul Richter

Mother:

Frieda (Herpich) Richter

Spouse:

Nicolas