Background
Reiss, Hans Siegbert was born on August 19, 1922 in Mannheim, Germany. Son of Berthold and Maria (Petri) Reiss.
Reiss, Hans Siegbert was born on August 19, 1922 in Mannheim, Germany. Son of Berthold and Maria (Petri) Reiss.
Bachelor, University Dublin, Ireland, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy, University Dublin, Ireland, 1945. Master of Arts, University Dublin, Ireland, 1965.
Diploma in economics, University Dublin, Ireland, 1944. Diploma in history of arts, University Dublin, Ireland, 1945.
Assistant University Dublin, 1943-1946. Assistant lecturer London School of Economics, 1946-1949, lecturer, 1949-1953, Queen Mary College, London, 1953-1958. Professor McGill University, Montreal, 1958-1965.
Professor German University Bristol, 1965-1988, professor emeritus, since 1988, senior research fellow, since 1995. Visiting professor McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1957-1958, 68-69, 73, Middlebury (Vermont) College, 1967, University Munich, 1970-1971, 78-79, 2000, University Heidelberg, 1997-1998, 99.
Member English Goethe Society, Modern Humanities Research Association, American Goethe Society, German History Society, British Society for 18th Century Studies, Goethe Gesellschaft, Deutsche Schillergesellschaft, Internationale Vereinigung der Germanisten, Freie Akademie der Kunste Mannheim.
Married Linda Wahter, 1963. Children: Thomas Herbert, Richard Stephen.