Background
Schaefer-Weiss, Dorothea L. was born on March 17, 1933 in Hamburg, Germany. Daughter of Wilhelm and Maria (Deinlein) Schaefer.
Schaefer-Weiss, Dorothea L. was born on March 17, 1933 in Hamburg, Germany. Daughter of Wilhelm and Maria (Deinlein) Schaefer.
State examination for high school teaching, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy in German Language and Literature, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany, 1960.
Researcher German language and literature University of California at Los Angeles, 1964-1965. Associate professor German language and literature Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, 1965-1970. Research assistant department linguistics University Hamburg, 1972-1973.
Contribution to Goethe Lexicon, Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, since 1975.
Member Modern Language Association, International Association for Germanic Studies, German Society for 18th Century Studies.