Henry H.H. Remak

Background

Remak, Henry H.H. was born on July 27, 1916 in Berlin. Son of Hans Ismar and Hedwig (Salz) Remak. came to the United States, 1936.

Education

Licencié-ès-Lettres, University Montpellier, France, 1936. Master of Arts, Indiana University, 1937. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1947.

D-ès-Lettres (honorary), University Lille, France, 1973.

Career

From instructor to professor Germanic studies and comparative literature, Indiana U., Bloomington, since 1938; also professor West. European studies, Indiana U., Bloomington director Institute for Advanced Study, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1988-1994, 97-98; vice chancellor, dean of the faculties, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1969-1974. Director Middlebury (Vermont) German Summer School, 1967-1971.

Director National Endowment for Humanities Summer and Year-Long Seminar, Bloomington, 1977-1979. Visiting professor U. Hamburg, U. Lille, Middlebury U., University of Pennsylvania, University of Wisconsin. Board directors Indiana Humanities Council, 1984-1990.

President, member editorial policy board Comparative History of Literatures in European Langs., 1977-1983.

Achievements

• Henry His (or Her) Highness Remak has been listed as a noteworthy Foreign language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Structural Elements of the German Novella from Goethe to Thomas Mann (North American Studies in Nineteenth-Century German Literature)

    (This comprehensive, bilingual study tests principal theor...)

  • Novellistische Struktur: der Marschall von Bassompierre und die schöne Krämerin: Bassompierre, Goethe, Hofmannsthal (German Edition)

    (Die Arbeit schildert den Werdegang novellistischer Strukt...)

  • Oeuvres De Charles-Michel Campion, Poete Marseillais Du Dix-Huitieme Siecle

Membership

Board of directors United Fund, Bloomington, 1970-1974. Member Hospital Board, Bloomington, 1971-1977. Ensign, United States Merchant Marine, 1944-1946.

Interests

• Avocations: running, tennis, outdoor swimming, reading, hiking.

Connections

Married Ingrid Miriam Grünfeld, August 3, 1946. Children: Roy Andrew, Steven Bruce, Renée June, Ronald Frank.

Father:

Hans Ismar Remak

Mother:

Hedwig (Salz) Remak

Spouse:

Ingrid Miriam Grünfeld

child:

Ronald Frank Remak

child:

Steven Bruce Remak

child:

Renée June Remak

child:

Roy Andrew Remak