Background
Richards, Stephen Edward was born on July 28, 1950 in Nottingham, England. Son of Edward Downing and Brenda Audrey (Goodhand) Richards.
Richards, Stephen Edward was born on July 28, 1950 in Nottingham, England. Son of Edward Downing and Brenda Audrey (Goodhand) Richards.
Bachelor of Arts, Cambridge University, 1972, Master of Arts, 1976. Master of Arts, Cornell University, 1976, Doctor of Philosophy, 1979. Postgraduate, Berlin University, 1975-1976, Munich University, 1976-1979.
Lecturer comparative literature Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1979. Lecturer English and German, University Maryland European Division, Heidelberg, West Germany, since 1979. Lecturer English, Frankfurt University, Würzburg.
Germany, since 1985.
Fellow Cornell University 1975-1976, Deutscher Akademischer grantee, 1976-1977. Member Modern Language Association.
Married Silvia Kaufmann, October 1985.