Background
Legère, Karsten Hans Otto was born on October 29, 1943 in Glauchau, Saxony, Germany. Son of Werner and Ruth Legère.
Legère, Karsten Hans Otto was born on October 29, 1943 in Glauchau, Saxony, Germany. Son of Werner and Ruth Legère.
Master of Arts, University Leipzig, Germany, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, University Leipzig, Germany, 1974. Dr.phil.habil., University Leipzig, Germany, 1982.
Lecturer University Leipzig, 1968—1973, senior lecturer, 1973—1974, 1979—1983, associate professor, 1986—1994. Lecturer University Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, 1975—1979, senior lecturer Tanzania, 1983—1984, associate professor, 1984—1986. Professor University Windhoek, Namibia, 1995—2000.
Professor African languages University Göteborg, Sweden, since 2001. Visiting professor University Vienna, 1998—2000. Consultant DSE/ZED, Bonn, Germany, 1990—2000, Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit/AFRILA, Windhoek, Namibia, since 2001.
Vice-chair LASU, Gaborone, Botswana, 1995—2001. Research coordinator University Gothenburg, Sweden.
Member of Linguistics Association for SADC University (honorary. Vice-chair 1995—2001).
Married Rosl Haussmann. 1 child Alexander.