Background
Flood, John Lewis was born on September 22, 1938 in Leicester, England. Son of William Henry and Ethel Mary (Daffern) Flood.
Flood, John Lewis was born on September 22, 1938 in Leicester, England. Son of William Henry and Ethel Mary (Daffern) Flood.
Bachelor, University Nottingham, England, 1961. Master of Arts, University Nottingham, England, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, University London, 1980.
Lecturer German Loughborough (England) College Advanced Technology, 1962-1963. Lecturer English University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Federal Republic Germany, 1963-1964. Assistant lecturer German University Nottingham, 1964-1965, University London King's College, 1965-1967, lecturer German, 1967-1972, senior lecturer German, 1972-1979.
Deputy director University London Institute Germanic Studies, since 1979, reader in German, 1979-1993, professor German, 1993—2002, professor emeritus, senior research fellow, since 2002.
Member Conference University Teachers German in Great British and Ireland (honorary secretary 1971-1992), Henry Sweet Society for History of Linguistic Ideas (honorary treasurer 1984-2001, vice president since 2001), The Bibliographical Society (vice president 1993-2004, president since 2004), History Commission Börsenverein des Deutscher Buchhandels (correspondent).
Married Ann Matthews, July 21, 1973. Children: Alexander Lewis, Robert Christopher, Adrian John.