Siegfried Johannes Schmidt

Background

Schmidt, Siegfried Johannes was born on October 28, 1940 in Jülich, Germany. Son of Friedrich and Elfriede (Kanz) Schmidt.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Münster U., 1966; Habilitation, Karlsruhe U., 1968.

Career

Assistant professor, Karlsruhe (Germany) U., 1965-1968; wissenschaftlicher Rat, Karlsruhe (Germany) U., 1968-1971; full professor, Bielefeld (Germany) U., 1971-1979; full professor, Siegen (Germany) U., since 1979. Dean of faculty Bielefeld U., 1971-1972, Siegen U., 1983-1985, director LUMIS, 1984-/.

Membership

Member International Society Empirical Study of Literature (honorary president), International Künstlergremium, Society Critical Exch., Bielefelder Colloquium Neue Poesie, Acd.

Connections

Married Monika Geismann, December 31, 1965. 1 child, Christina Caroline.

Father:

Friedrich Schmidt

Mother:

Elfriede (Kanz) Schmidt

Spouse:

Monika Geismann

child:

Christina Caroline Schmidt