Background
Zuther, Gerhard Helmut W. was born on January 12, 1930 in Berlin. Came to the United States, 1951, naturalized, 1963. Son of Franz and Frieda (Barkemeyer) Zuther.
Zuther, Gerhard Helmut W. was born on January 12, 1930 in Berlin. Came to the United States, 1951, naturalized, 1963. Son of Franz and Frieda (Barkemeyer) Zuther.
Bachelor in English, DePauw University, 1953. Master of Arts, DePauw University, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University, 1959.
Instructor German, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 1953-1955; instructor English, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1958-1961; assistant professor, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1961-1964; associate professor, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1965-1969; professor, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1969-1987; department chairman English, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1979-1984; president faculty, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1975-1976, 79-80.
Board directors Volunteers in Court, 1974-1976. Board directors Kansas Volunteers in Correction, 1975-1976. Member, actor Lawrence Community Theater, 1978-1987.
Member Modern Language Association, Association Departments English, American Association of University Professors, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Amerikastudien, Pi Delta Phi, Delta Phi alpha.
Married Edith G. Gilmore, June 25, 1954 (divorced 1972). Married second Janet E. Riley, March 12, 1983. Children by previous marriage: Karen Son of, Margaret A.