Background
Wetzel, René was born on December 17, 1959 in Zurich, Switzerland. Son of August Wetzel and Yvonne Wetzel-Renevey.
Wetzel, René was born on December 17, 1959 in Zurich, Switzerland. Son of August Wetzel and Yvonne Wetzel-Renevey.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Fribourg, Switzerland, 1992. Habilitation, University Fribourg, Switzerland, 2000.
Science collaborator Foundation Martin Bodmer/Bibliotheca Bodmeriana, Cologny, Switzerland, 1986—1993. Chargé d'enseignement University Geneva, 1988—1994, assistant suppléant, 1994—1995, maître assistant, 1995—2001, head of department, full professor, 2001. Scientific Director, consultant Runkelstein-Die Bilderburg, Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, 1999—2000.
Member of Schweizerische Akademische Gesellschaft für Germanistik (president since 2005), International Vereinigung für Germanische Sprach-und Literaturwissenschaft, Oswald von Wolkenstein Gesellschaft, Wolfram von Eschenbach Gesellschaft.
Married Bettina Kranz Wetzel, September 5, 1997.