Background
Holdheim, William Wolfgang was born on August 4, 1926 in Berlin, Germany. Son of Hugo and Margarete (Lehmann) Holdheim. came to the United States, 1947, naturalized, 1953.
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comparative literature educator
Holdheim, William Wolfgang was born on August 4, 1926 in Berlin, Germany. Son of Hugo and Margarete (Lehmann) Holdheim. came to the United States, 1947, naturalized, 1953.
Bachelor summa cum laude, University of California at Los Angeles, 1949; Master of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1956.
Instructor, Ohio State University, 1955-1957; instructor, Brandeis U., 1957-1958; assistant professor, Brandeis U., 1958-1961; associate professor, Brandeis U., 1961-1964; professor, Washington University, 1964-1969; professor comparative literature, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1969-1990; Frederic J. Whiton professor liberal studies, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1974-1990; professor emeritus, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, since 1990.
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Member Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Delta Phi.
Married Evelyn M. Stanislawski, September 6, 1954. Children: Sylvia, Robert.
