Background
Matthiessen, Kjeld Hans Christoph was born on July 21, 1930 in Bad Oldesloe, Germany. Son of Hugo and Grete (Nölke) Matthiessen.
Matthiessen, Kjeld Hans Christoph was born on July 21, 1930 in Bad Oldesloe, Germany. Son of Hugo and Grete (Nölke) Matthiessen.
Graduate, Katharineum, Lübeck, Germany, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, University Hamburg (Germany), 1961. Doctor of Habilitation, University Münster (Germany), 1970.
Research assistant, Lexikon des Frühgriechischen Epos, Hamburg, 1960-1965; assistant, Institute Altertumskunde, Münster, 1965-1970; instructor, U. Münster, 1970-1972; professor classical philology, U. Münster, 1972-1995; retired, U. Münster, 1995.
Married Hildegard Martin, October 19, 1962. Children: Kai, Holger.