Background
Schmidt, Hugo was born on January 24, 1929 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Johann and Maria (Schuster) Schmidt. came to the United States, 1952.
Schmidt, Hugo was born on January 24, 1929 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Johann and Maria (Schuster) Schmidt. came to the United States, 1952.
Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1959.
Instructor, Columbia University, New York City, 1954-1959; assistant professor German, Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania, 1959-1965; associate professor, Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania, 1965-1967; professor German, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1967-1993; department chairman Germanic languages, U. Colorado, 1968-1972, 83-87. Director summer seminar National Endowment Humanities, Boulder, Colorado, 1978.
Member Modern Language Association, American Association Teachers German (vice president 1979-1981).
Son of; married Eleonor Frohnmaier, June 21, 1952 (divorced 1978). Children: Catherine Schmidt Michael, Eric K. married Jutta M. Gaedeke, October 26, 1979.