Background
Wehse, Rainer Bernd was born on July 18, 1941 in Munich, Germany. Son of Konrad Johannes and Charlotte Frieda (Schroeter) Wehse.
Wehse, Rainer Bernd was born on July 18, 1941 in Munich, Germany. Son of Konrad Johannes and Charlotte Frieda (Schroeter) Wehse.
Staatsexamen, University Freiburg, Germany, 1967. Master of Arts, University Bloomington, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, University Freiburg, 1977.
Assistant teacher grammar school, Brighton, England, 1967-1968. Assessor Gymnasium, Gengenbach, 1970-1973. Researcher Encyclopedia des Märchens, Göttingen, Germany, 1977-1985.
Lecturer University Göttingen, Germany, 1978-1981. Executive Deutsches Märchenmuseum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany, 1988-1993. Member folklore faculty Munich University, since 1995.
Fellow International Society for Folk Narrative Research. Member American Folklore Society, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Volkskunde.
Married Katja Schulz, August 2, 1996. Children: Arno, Heiko, Astrid, Holger.