Background
Bruning, Eberhard Otto was born on June 4, 1925 in Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany. Son of Otto and Frieda (Markert) Bruning.
Bruning, Eberhard Otto was born on June 4, 1925 in Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany. Son of Otto and Frieda (Markert) Bruning.
Diploma, University Leipzig, Leipzig, Federal Republic Germany, 1952. Dr.phil., University Leipzig, Leipzig, Federal Republic Germany, 1954. Dr.Phil.Habil., Karl-Marx University, 1961.
Teacher, Chemnitz, East Germany, 1947-1948; assistant and associate professor, U. Leipzig, 1952-1963; full professor American Studies, U. Leipzig, 1963-1990; professor emeritus, U. Leipzig, $D, since 1990. Director department English and American studies U. Leipzig, 1967-1969, dean faculty of philology, 1965-1969.
Member German Shakespeare Society, Academy of Sciences of Berlin, Saxon Academy of Sciences, International Comparative Literature Association, European Association American Studies, German Association for American Studies.
Married Ursula Soldner (deceased 1984). Children: Ortlef, Friederike.