Background

Andersen, Henning was born on February 18, 1934 in Copenhagen. Arrived in Canada, 1957. Son of Frederik Vilhelm and Maria (Petersen) Andersen.

Education

Bachelor, University British Columbia, 1961. Master of Arts, University British Columbia, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1967.

Career

Assistant to associate professor Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1966-1974. Professor University Copenhagen, 1975-1987. Professor, chairman department State University of New York, Buffalo, 1987-1989.

Professor Slavic languages University of California at Los Angeles, since 1989. Visiting professor University California, Berkeley, 1971-1972, State University of New York, Albany, 1974, University Vienna, Austria, 1975.

Achievements

• Henning Andersen has been listed as a noteworthy linguistics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Linguistic Society American, Societas Linguistica Europaea, International Society for History Linguistics (secretary 1979-1989, president 1991-1993), Royal Danish Academy of Arts and Letters. M C.

Connections

Married Kerstie V. MacLean (divorced 1984). 1 child, Karen; married Mary Foust Pottala.

Father:

Frederik Vilhelm Andersen

Mother:

Maria (Petersen) Andersen

Spouse:

Mary Foust Pottala.

Spouse:

Kerstie V. MacLean

child:

Karen Andersen