Background
Heftrich, Eckhard was born on December 8, 1928 in Stockach, Germany.
German language and literature educator
Heftrich, Eckhard was born on December 8, 1928 in Stockach, Germany.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Freiburg, Germany, 1958. Habiltation, University Cologne, Germany, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Lille, France, 1989.
Literature and cultural critic for radio and publications, 1958-1970; associate professor German and comparative literature, U. Munich, 1970-1974; professor German and comparative literature, U. Munich, 1974-1993; professor emeritus, U. Munich, since 1993.
Member Deutsche Thomas Mann-Gesellschaft (president 1986-1994), Nordrhein-Westfälische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Deutsch Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung.