Background
Herwig, Henriette Elisabeth was born on October 26, 1956 in Huenfeld, Hessen, Germany. Daughter of Hermann F. and Agnes (Bodesheim) Herwig.
Herwig, Henriette Elisabeth was born on October 26, 1956 in Huenfeld, Hessen, Germany. Daughter of Hermann F. and Agnes (Bodesheim) Herwig.
Master of Arts in German, Theology, University Kassel, Germany, 1980. Doctor of Philosophy in German Literature, University Kassel, Germany, 1985.
Assistant for German linguistics University Kassel, 1977-1980. Assistant for German literature University Berne, Switzerland, 1981-1986, assistant professor German literature Switzerland, 1986—1988, Switzerland, 1990—2001. Professor German literature University Freiburg, Germany, 2001—2003.
Professor german literature University Duessseldorf, since 2003. Visiting scholar Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1988, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1989. Teacher education courses Weiterbildergszentrale, Luzern, Switzerland, since 1989.
Member Swiss Academy Humanities (member committee since 1992), Swiss Society ComparativeLit. (member committee since 1990, secretary 1990-1993).