Background
Dittmer, Luther Albert was born on April 8, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Dittmer, Luther Albert was born on April 8, 1927 in Brooklyn.
AB, Columbia University, New York City, 1947. AM, Columbia University, New York City, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, University Basel, Switzerland, 1952.
Instructor, Wagner College, New York City, 1953-1954; instructor, Adelphi College, Garden City, New York, 1954-1959; instructor, Manhattan School Music, New York City, 1955-1958; associate professor, Brooklyn College, 1959-1976; professor titulaire, Université d'Ottawa, Ottawa, 1976-1980; director, Institut für Mittelalterliche Musikforschung, New York City, since 1957.
Director Deutsche Schule der Zionskirche, New York City, 1959-1960. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946.
Son of Clarence Christian and Marie Edith Alberta (Hachtmann), June 15, 1921. Married Anna Klara Ingeborg Poser, December 27, 1951. Children: Kâlogrêant Sigurd Dittmer, Christopher-Günter Dittmer.