Background
Birus, Hendrik Karl was born on April 16, 1943 in Kamenz, Saxony, Germany. Son of Karl Christian and Ilse Dora (Ködder) Birus.
comparative literature educator
Birus, Hendrik Karl was born on April 16, 1943 in Kamenz, Saxony, Germany. Son of Karl Christian and Ilse Dora (Ködder) Birus.
Master of Arts, University Heidelberg, Germany, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, University Heidelberg, Germany, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy Habilitation, University Göttingen, Germany, 1984.
Academy assistant department Germanic philology University Göttingen, 1972-1983, assistant professor department Germanic philology, 1983-1985, professor institute Germanic philology, 1985-1987, professor, since 1987. Head Institute Comparative Literature, University Munich, since 1987.
Member of Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, International Comparative Literature Association, International Association Germanic Studies, Jean-Paul-Gesellschaft, Lessing Society, Goethe-Gesellschaft.
Married Barbara Siegrun Schauer. Children: Anna Katharina, Marie Christiane.