Background
Kunstmann, John Gotthold was born on October 25, 1894 in Murtoa, Victoria, Australia. Came to the United States, 1913, naturalized, 1924.
Kunstmann, John Gotthold was born on October 25, 1894 in Murtoa, Victoria, Australia. Came to the United States, 1913, naturalized, 1924.
Student, University Leipzig, 1913; graduate, Concordia Theological Seminary, St. Louis, 1916; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1938.
Tutor Latin and Greek, Dresden, Saxony, 1910-1913;
assistant in Latin, French, history, St. Paul's College, Concordia, Missouri, 1916-1918;
in charge department German, Concordia College, Fort Wayne, 1918-1927;
also lecturer German, Indiana U. extension division, 1924-1925, 26-27;
assistant professor, associate professor, then professor German, University of Chicago, 1927-1954;
visiting professor German, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1954-1955;
department chairman Germanic languages, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1955-1965;
professor German, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1965-1967;
professor emeritus, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1967-1988. Visiting professor German, Columbia University, 1947, Duke U., 1965. Scholar-in-residence Valpairaso U., 1967.
Senior fellow Southeastern Institute Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Duke U., 1968.
Secretary bd parish education Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, 1951-1954. Founder Lutheran Reformation Fesitval, University of Chicago, 1946. Member Modern Language Association, American Association Teachers German (national president 1960-1963), Chicago Association Teachers German, S. Atlantic Modern Language Association, Society for Advancement Scandinavian Studies, American Society for Reformation Research, Lutheran Academy fdor Scholarship (director reserach 1949-1957), Renaissance Society American, Medieval Academy American, Concordia History Institute.
Son of John Fuerchtegott and Maria Sophie Elisabeth (Martin) K. Married Hulda Johanna Kobs, June 30, 1918. Children: Lois E. Kunstmann Huston, John William.