Background
Hinderer, Walter Hermann was born on September 3, 1934 in Ulm, Swabia, Germany. Son of Ludwig H. and Anna K. (Dangel) Hinderer. came to the United States, 1966.
Hinderer, Walter Hermann was born on September 3, 1934 in Ulm, Swabia, Germany. Son of Ludwig H. and Anna K. (Dangel) Hinderer. came to the United States, 1966.
Abitur, Kepler Gymnasium, Ulm, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, University Munich, 1960.
Professor German University Maryland, College Park, 1971—1978. Professor German studies Princeton University, New Jersey, 1978—2009, professor emeritus. Trustee American Institute Contemporary German Studies, Washington, 1986—2005.
Editor-in-chief R. Piper & Company Verlag, Munich, 1961—1966. Assistant professor Pennsylvania State University, State College, 1966—1969. Associate professor University Colorado, Boulder, 1969—1971.
Member American Association Teachers of German, Modern Language Association (chairman, secretary 19th century Germanlit. 1976, 78, 83), Internationale Vereinigung für Germanische Sprach und Literaturwissenschaft, Schiller-Gesellschaft, Büchner Society, Goethe Society (president 1977-1978), Brecht Society, Heine Society, Freies Deutsches Hochstift, Society Intercultural Germanistik (Executive Committee since 1982).
Married Dietlinde M. Reim, June 25, 1966.