Klaus Rüdiger Scherpe

Background

Scherpe, Klaus Rüdiger was born on May 13, 1939 in Berlin. Son of Herbert and Liselotte (Simmat) Scherpe.

Education

Master of Arts, Stanford University, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Free University, Berlin, 1967.

Career

Lecturer Princeton (New Jersey) University, 1966. Assistant Heidelberg University, 1969-1971, Free University Berlin, 1967-1969, professor, 1973-1993. Visiting professor Hamburg (Federal Republic Germany) University, 1973, Stanford University, 1991-1992, University New South Wales, Sydney, 1988, Columbia University, 1995.

Achievements

• Klaus Rüdiger Scherpe has been listed as a noteworthy Literature educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Werther und Wertherwirkung. Zum Syndrom bürgerlicher Gesellschaftsordnung im 18. Jahrhundert. Anhang: Vier Wertherschriften aus dem Jahre 1775 in Faksimile
  • Poesie der Demokratie: Literar. Widerspruche zur dt. Wirklichkeit vom 18. zum 20. Jh (Kleine Bibliothek ; 161) (German Edition)

Membership

Board of directors Japanischer Germanistenverband, Tateshina, Japan, 1990. Member Goethe Gesellschaft (Weimar 1982-1991).

Connections

Married Grethe Scherpe, February 20, 1967. Children: Jens, Niels.

Father:

Herbert Scherpe

Mother:

Liselotte (Simmat) Scherpe

Spouse:

Grethe Scherpe

child:

Jens Scherpe

child:

Niels Scherpe