Background
Cranston, Mechthild was born on October 12, 1938 in Berlin, Germany. Daughter of Gerhard Grieser and Chalotte H. Fuerst.
Cranston, Mechthild was born on October 12, 1938 in Berlin, Germany. Daughter of Gerhard Grieser and Chalotte H. Fuerst.
Bachelor, University California, Berkeley, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1966.
Lecturer French University California, 1965—1966. Assistant professor University San Francisco, 1966—1968, California State University, Hayward, 1968—1969. Visiting professor Philips University, Marburg, Germany, 1970.
Associate professor French University North Carolina, Asheville, 1971—1977. Instructor French Clemson University, South Carolina, 1980—1982, assistant professor, 1982—1983, associate professor French, Latin & Italian, 1983—1985, professor French & Italian, 1985—2004, professor emerita, 2004. Editor The Comparatist, 1983—1991.
President Southern Company Literature Association, 1991—1993.
Member of Modern Language Association, Souther Comparative Literature Associate, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Philip E. Cranston, June 10, 1962.