Karl Heinrich Pestalozzi

Background

Pestalozzi, Karl Heinrich was born on March 14, 1929 in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Son of Richard Pestalozzi and Gertrud Pestalozzi-Schlegel.

Education

Doctor philosophy, U. Zürich, Switzerland, 1958; habilitation, Free University Berlin, 1968.

Career

Professor newer German literature, U. Basel, Switzerland, since 1968.

Achievements

• Karl Heinrich Pestalozzi has been listed as a noteworthy German literature educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served as Lance-corporal Swiss Army. Member International Vereinigung für Germanistische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft, Deutsche Schiller-Gesellschaft.

Connections

Married Julia Kerpel, October 14, 1967. Children: Elisabeth, Fanny.

Father:

Richard Pestalozzi

Mother:

Gertrud Pestalozzi-Schlegel

Spouse:

Julia Kerpel

child:

Fanny Pestalozzi

child:

Elisabeth Pestalozzi