John Hinz

Background

Hinz, John was born on May 24, 1923 in New York City. Son of Hans and Anna (Borell) Hinz.

Education

Bachelor, City College of New York, 1944. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1959.

Career

Tutor, instructor, assistant professor, associate professor department English,, City College of New York, 1946-1967; visiting assistant American studies professor, Leopold Franzens U., Innsbruck, Austria, 1967-1968; professor American studies, dean humanities, Richmond College (now College of S.I.), New York, 1968-1979; Professor of English,, U. South Florida, St. Petersburg, 1979-1994; campus dean, U. South Florida, St. Petersburg, 1979-1986. Visiting Fulbright professor Karl Franzens U., Graz, Austria, 1961-1962.

Achievements

• John Hinz has been listed as a noteworthy English and American literature educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Goodwill Industries, St. Petersburg, American Red Cross, St. Petersburg. Second lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1943-1946. Member Modern Language Association, National Association Scholars, St. Petersburg Yacht Club, Phi Beta Kappa.

Interests

• Reading, travel, music.

Connections

Married Dorothy Rose Melvin, May 5, 1945 (divorced January 1973). Children: John, Mark.

Father:

Hans Hinz

Mother:

Anna (Borell) Hinz

Spouse:

Dorothy Rose Melvin

child:

Mark Hinz

child:

John Hinz