Background
Wotjak, Gerd was born on January 12, 1942 in Pürstein, Sudeten, Czechoslovakia. Son of Walter and Hildegard (Zebisch) Wotjak.
Romance philology and translatology educator
Wotjak, Gerd was born on January 12, 1942 in Pürstein, Sudeten, Czechoslovakia. Son of Walter and Hildegard (Zebisch) Wotjak.
Bachelor of Science, GutsMuths-Oberschule, Quedlinburg, Germany, 1959. Master of Arts, University Leipzig, Germany, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, University Leipzig, Germany, 1968.
Dr.Sc.Phil., University Leipzig, Germany, 1975.
Assistant Dolmetscher-Institute, U. Leipzig, 1964-1976; docent in Spanish, U. Leipzig, 1976-1980; professor in Spanish, U. Leipzig, 1980-1992; professor Romance linguistic, U. Leipzig, since 1992; director department Romance philology, U. Leipzig, 1992-1993; dean faculty of philology, U. Leipzig, 1994-1995. Invited professor of University Havana, Cuba, 1976-1980.
Member Societas Linguistica Europaea, Deutscher Hispanistenverband, Asociación de Lingüistica y Filologia de America Latina.
Married Barbara Dahm, July 29, 1967. Children: Christian Patrick, Carsten Tobias.