Background
Knauer, Georg Nicolaus was born on February 26, 1926 in Hamburg, Germany. Son of Georg A. and Ilse M. (Groothoff) Knauer. came to the United States, 1975.
Knauer, Georg Nicolaus was born on February 26, 1926 in Hamburg, Germany. Son of Georg A. and Ilse M. (Groothoff) Knauer. came to the United States, 1975.
Doctor of Philisophy, University Hamburg, 1952.
Research assistant, Thesaurus Linguae Latinae, Munich, Germany, 1952-1954;
assistent, Freie U., Berlin, 1954-1961;
privatdozent, Freie U., 1961-1964;
associate professor, Freie U., 1964-1966;
professor, Freie U., 1966-1974;
professor classical studies, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1975-1988;
professor emeritus, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1988;
department chairman classical studies, University of Pennsylvania, 1978-1979, 80-82, 85-88;
resident, The Rockefeller Foundation, Bellagio Study and Conference Center, Como, Italy, 1989;
fellow, Herzog August Bibliothek, Wolfenbüttel, Germany, 1991, 97. British Council scholar U. London, 1957-1958. Visiting professor Yale University, 1965-1966.
Nellie Wallace lecturer Oxford (England) University, 1969. Member Institute Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1973-1974. Visiting professor Columbia University, fall 1976.
Member Notgemeinschaft für eine freie Universität, Berlin, 1969-1990;member Bund Freiheit der Wissenschaft, Bonn, since 1970. Member International Council on Future of University, New York City.
Served with German Army, 1944-1945. Member American Philological Association, Berliner Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft, American Renaissance Society.
Married Elfriede Regina Overhoff, August 3, 1951 (deceased June 7, 2010). 1 child, Georg Lorenz.