Background
Zitzelsberger, Otto Joseph was born on December 29, 1929 in New York City. Son of Otto and Magdalena Zitzelsberger.
Zitzelsberger, Otto Joseph was born on December 29, 1929 in New York City. Son of Otto and Magdalena Zitzelsberger.
Bachelor, City College of New York, 1956. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1967.
Instructor Columbia University, 1957—1958. Member faculty Rutgers University, since 1960, associate professor German, 1969—1988, professor German, since 1989. Co-adjunct associate professor modern Icelandic, New York University, 1976—1981.
Visiting professor German New York University, 1986.
Member of Modern Language Association, Germanistic Society of America, Society Germanic Philology, Dictionary Society North America, Viking Society Northern Research, Society Advancement Scandinavian Studies, American Association Teachers German, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Natalia Krizanowskaja, December 11, 1976.