Laimdota Mazzarins

Background

Laimdota Mazzarins was born on September 28, 1945 in Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, into the family of Janis and Anita Mazzarins. In 1950 her family immigrated to the United States, where she became a naturalized citizen.

Education

In 1967 Laimdota received Bachelor of Arts at Michigan State University. Then she earned Master of Arts at Harvard University in 1968 and Doctor of Philosophy there in 1978.

Career

Laimdota started her career as an instructor at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York in 1972 - 1977. Then she continued working there as an assistant professor of literature. Moreover, she served as a teacher of English language and literature at technical and vocational high schools in Aachen, Dueren, Stolberg, and Erkelenz, and also at the University of Cologne.

In 1985 - 1992 Laimdota was a teacher of English language and literature at the Volkshochschule der Stadt Koeln. Since 1994 Laimdota worked as an administrative assistant at the International Association for Human Rights in Kurdistan, and as a publications officer in Animation and Dissemination Service for the Second Programme of the European Communities to Combat Poverty in 1987 - 1989.

Dutind the last period of her career she worked as a freelance editor and translator for business firms and other institutions, including Translation Service of the Bundestag, German Foreign Ministry, and Initiative for Human Rights in Kurdistan.

Achievements

• Laimdota Mazzarins is highly famous for her translation of books "Confrontations with Myself", "The Social Implications of Bioengineering", "Walter Benjamin", and "The Murder of the Jews in Latvia, 1941-1945."

Works

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  • Confrontations With Myself 1973
  • 'Walter Benjamin' 1991
  • The Murder of the Jews in Latvia 1941-1945 (Jewish Lives) 2000
  • The Social Implications of Bioengineering 1995

Politics

Laimdota is the member of Green party in Germany.

Membership

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  Alpha Lambda Delta

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  Pi Sigma Alpha

Interests

• playing the flute, drawing, travel, hiking, reading

Connections

On February 1, 1980 Laimdota married Fritz Stavenhagen, but they divorced on February 13, 1989. She gave bitrh to two sons: Martin and Michael Stavenhagen.

Father:

Janis Mazzarins

Mother:

Anita Mazzarins

Spouse:

Fritz Stavenhagen

Son:

Martin Stavenhagen

Son:

Michael Stavenhagen