Background
Schmitz, Heinrich Walter was born on July 15, 1948 in Setterich, Germany. Son of Josef and Marta (Zillessen) Schmitz.
Schmitz, Heinrich Walter was born on July 15, 1948 in Setterich, Germany. Son of Josef and Marta (Zillessen) Schmitz.
Master of Arts in Anthropology, University Bonn, Germany, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy in Communications Science, University Bonn, 1977.
Research assistant institute anthropology, U. Bonn, 1973-1974; research assistant institute committee research phonetics, U. Bonn, 1975-1978; assistant, U. Bonn, 1978-1989; visiting professor committee science, U. Essen, Germany, 1989-1992; professor committee science, U. Essen, since 1992; dean faculty of literature and linguistics, U. Essen, 1994-1998.
Member German Society Semiotics, Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde, Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences (foreign).
Married Petra Quirmbach, July 24, 1970;1 child, Jan David.