Background
Scheffel, Michael Helmut was born on February 27, 1958 in Frankfurt Am Main, Germany. Son of Helmut and Gerda Scheffel.
Scheffel, Michael Helmut was born on February 27, 1958 in Frankfurt Am Main, Germany. Son of Helmut and Gerda Scheffel.
Doctor of Philosophy, Georg August University, Göttingen, 1988. Habil, University Göttingen, 1995.
Lecturer german literature University Göttingen, 1988—1995. Professor comparative literature, history german literature University Wuppertal, Germany, since 2002, pro vice chancelor, since 2008.
Editor: (plays) Arthur Schnitzler: Reigen, Arthur Schnitzler: Liebelei, (short stories) Arthur Schnitzler: The Great Stories. Translator (editor): (novels) Honoré de Balzac: Eugénie Grandet, Honoré de Balzac: La Peau de Chagrin. Editor Arthur Schnitzler: Traumnovelle.
Contributor articles to professional journals.
Member of Rotary.
Married Friederike Turk. Children: Cornelius, Benjamin.