Background
Behler, Ernst Heitmar was born on September 4, 1928 in Essen, West Germany. Son of Philip and Elisabeth (Lammerskoetter) Behler. came to the United States, 1963, naturalized, 1976.
comparative literature educator
Behler, Ernst Heitmar was born on September 4, 1928 in Essen, West Germany. Son of Philip and Elisabeth (Lammerskoetter) Behler. came to the United States, 1963, naturalized, 1976.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Munich, Germany, 1951. Postgraduate, Sorbonne, Paris, France, 1953. Habilitation, University Bonn, Germany, 1961.
Assistant professor philosophy, U. Bonn, 1961-1963; professor Germanics and comparative literature, Washington University, St. Louis, 1963-1965; professor, U. Washington, since 1965; chairman humanities council, U. Washington, 1972-1978; department chairman comparative literature, director program humanities, U. Washington, since 1975. Honorary professor of University B.C., Canada, Vancouver, 1968-1973.
Member American Comparative Literature Association, Ovidianum Societas (Bucharest, Roumania) (honoris causa), Medieval Academy American, American Society Eighteenth CenturyStudies, American Lessing Society, Modern Language Association American M C.
Married Diana Elizabeth Ipsen, November 24, 1967. Children— Constantine, Sophia, Caroline.