Background
Rolle, Dietrich Otto August was born on May 18, 1929 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany. Son of Hans A. R. and Sophie E.C. (Sommer) Rolle.
Rolle, Dietrich Otto August was born on May 18, 1929 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany. Son of Hans A. R. and Sophie E.C. (Sommer) Rolle.
Diploma, Wilhelms University, Münster, Germany, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, Wilhelms University, Münster, Germany, 1961. Habilitation, Wilhelms University, Münster, Germany, 1968.
Junior instructor Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1959-1960. Assistant department English Westf. Wilhelms-University, Münster, Germany, 1960-1968.
Pro tempore professor University Cologne, Germany, 1968-1969. Professor English Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany, 1969-1973. Visiting professor English St. Louis (Missouri) University, 1972-1973.
Professor English Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany, 1973-1995, emeritus, since 1995. Dean faculty philology Johannes-Gutenberg University, Mainz, 1977-1979, chairman graduate scholarship committee, 1990-1995.
Member Deutscher Anglistenverband, International Association University Professor English, American Society for 18th Century Studies, Deutsche Shakespeare-Gesellschaft, Lichtenberg-Gesellschaft, Wolfenbütteler Arbeitskreis für Renaissanceforschung.
Married Christel S.L. Brecht, March 17, 1967.