Background

Olson, Margareta was born on August 13, 1963 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Daughter of Jon Hanning and Jean Clift Olson.

Education

Bachelor, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1986. Student, University College London, England, 1984—1985. Master of Arts, Freiburg University, Germany, 1994.

Doctor of Philosophy, Freiburg University, Germany, 2000.

Career

Teacher language German-American Institute, Freiburg, Germany, 1994—1996. Lecturer Freiburg University, 1999—2000, assistant professor, 2000—2002, since 2004. Guest professor Bonn University, Germany, 2002—2003.

Guest lecturer Basel University, Switzerland, 2003.

Achievements

• Margareta Olson has been listed as a noteworthy literature educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Christoph Ludwig Seyfarth, November 15, 2003 (divorced ). Children: Leo, Eleanor, Philip.