Background
Baehr, Stephen Lessing was born on August 23, 1945 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Lawrence Lessing and Sophie Sylvia Baehr.
researcher Russian langauge educator
Baehr, Stephen Lessing was born on August 23, 1945 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Lawrence Lessing and Sophie Sylvia Baehr.
Bachelor in Economics magna cum laude, Clark University, 1967. Master of Arts in Slavic Languages, Columbia University, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy with distinction, Columbia University, 1972.
Assistant professor Russian, University of Virginia Department Slavic Langs., Charlottesville, 1972-1978; Andrew Mellon Faculty Fellow in Humanities, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1978-1979; associate professor Russian & humanities, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 1979-1988; associate professor Russian, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 1988-1994; professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, since 1994.
Member American Association Advancement Slavic Studies, American Association Teachers Slavic & Eastern European Languages & Literature, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Irina Leonidovna Mess, July 30, 1977.