Background
Tisch, Johannes Hermann was born on December 11, 1929 in Graz, Austria. Citizen of Switzerland and Australia. Son of Wilhelm and Hedwig (Giede) Tisch.
language and literature educator
Tisch, Johannes Hermann was born on December 11, 1929 in Graz, Austria. Citizen of Switzerland and Australia. Son of Wilhelm and Hedwig (Giede) Tisch.
Federal matric., St. Fidelis College, Stans, Switzerland, 1949. Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy, University Basel, Switzerland, 1960. Bachelor with honors, 1953.
Postgraduate, University Oxford, England, 1954. Postgraduate, University Goettingen, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Marquis Giuseppe Scicluna University Foundation, 1985.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Albert Einstein International Academy Foundation, 1990.
Assistant master Swiss Matriculation Colleges, Basle and Solothurn, 1955-1957. Lector German, senior member St. Edmund Hall, Oxford (England) University, 1957-1960. Lecturer Australian National University, 1961-1963, acting head department, 1963.
Senior lecturer University Sydney, Australia, 1964-1965, acting head department, senior member St. Paul's College Australia, 1965. Foundation professor German, joint head modern language department University Tasmania, 1966-1992, honorary research associate, 1993-1998. Visiting professor University Pittsburgh, 1970, La Nouvelle Sorbonne, Paris, 1973-1974.
Member Committee for Teaching Migrant Languages, since 1978. Tasmanian director National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters, 1984-1986.
Honorary vice-consul, Switzerland, 1968. Honorary consul, 1977—1999. Dean Consular Corps, 1961—1984.
Vice president Australian Council Indiana School Parents, 1984—1985. Justice of peace, since 1975. Member Migrant Settlement Council, 1979—1983.
Vice-chair Ethnic Communities Council, 1978—1984. Member advisory council State Minister Ethnic Affairs, 1978—1984. Chairman Tasmanian State Panel, NAATI, 1988—1990.
Tasmaninan executive member Australian Frontier Learning, Inc., since 1999. Foundation chairman Community Relations (Human Rights) Committee, 1977—1984. Board directors Hutchins Foundation.
Member committee Friends of Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, India, since 2002. Fellow: World Literary Academy (life). Member: Modern Language Association (past president), Australian College Education, Dante Alighieri Society (executive 1976-1980), Australian Goethe Society (president 1968-1973, 1975-1976, executive member 1980-1984), Australasian Neo-Latin Association (vice president 1974-1977), Australian and New Zealand Association Medieval Renaissance Studies (president 1972-1974), Royal Commonwealth Society (life), Maison International Intellectuels, Order of St. Lazarus Jerusalem (almoner and herald 1954, secretary and herald 1988-1994, knight 2000, herald and historian since 2001, hospitaller 2000, Commander 1985, Commander of Merit 1993).
Married Regula Barbara Charlotte Wackernagel, April 12, 1957. Children: Barbara Tisch-Waldron, Margaret Tisch-Otlowski, John Tisch-Kidd, Stephen Tisch-Bostock.