Background
Demetz, Peter was born on October 21, 1922 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Came to the United States, 1953.
German and comparative literature educator
Demetz, Peter was born on October 21, 1922 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Came to the United States, 1953.
Doctor of Philosophy, Charles University, Prague, 1948. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1956.
Instructor German, Yale University, New Haven, 1956-1958; assistant professor German, Yale University, New Haven, 1958-1960; associate professor, Yale University, New Haven, 1960-1962; professor, Yale University, New Haven, 1962-1972; Sterling professor German, Yale University, New Haven, since 1972; department chairman Germanistic languages, Yale University, New Haven, 1963-1969; director division humanities, Yale University, New Haven, 1982-1985. Member humanities evaluation committee Connecticut College, 1984, Fulbright evaluation committee, 1975-1978.
Member Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association clubs in the United States, Germany, Austria.
Son of Franz and Emma (Brod) D. Divorced; children: Anne-Marie, Bettina.