Education
Hammerschmidt-Hummel studied at the University of Marburg, earning her Doctor of Philosophy in English Literature in 1972.
university professor specialist in literature
Hammerschmidt-Hummel studied at the University of Marburg, earning her Doctor of Philosophy in English Literature in 1972.
Among the answers she claims to have found are Shakespeare"s religion, the identity of the "Dark Lady" of his sonnets, and the authentic portraits. After her habilitation at the University of Mainz in 1977, she was granted the venia legendi and has been teaching English Literature and Cultural Studies at the two universities since then From 1979 to 1982, she served as Consul for Cultural Affairs at the German Consulate General in Toronto.
Hammerschmidt-Hummel"s work has drawn some criticism.
Tarnya Cooper of the National Portrait Gallery stated that Hammerschmidt-Hummel"s views are based on a "fundamental misunderstanding of visual art".