Background
Wölck, Wolfgang Hans-Joachim was born on September 19, 1932 in Koenigsberg, Germany. Came to the United States, 1963. Son of Walter Erich and Margarete (Brettschneider) Wölck.
Wölck, Wolfgang Hans-Joachim was born on September 19, 1932 in Koenigsberg, Germany. Came to the United States, 1963. Son of Walter Erich and Margarete (Brettschneider) Wölck.
Student, Birkbeck College, London, 1956. Staatsexamen, Christian Albrecht University, Kiel, Germany, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany, 1963.
Instructor German and Latin Liverpool (England) Institute, 1957-1958. Instructor Albert Ludwig University, Freiburg, Germany, 1964-1965. Assistant professor Indiana University, Bloomington, 1966-1969.
Associate professor linguistics State University of New York-Buffalo, 1970-1974, professor, 1975-1997. Distinguished service professor State University of New York, Buffalo, since 1997. Chairman department State University of New York-Buffalo, 1977-1987, 89-91, director Latin American Studies program, 1972-1976.
Research fellow Instituto de Estudios Peruanos, Lima, Peru, 1976-1977. Advisor Ministry of Education, 1972, 82-83. Advisor, European Union research project linguistic diversity LINEE, since 2007.
Research professor Belgian National Science Foundation, 1991—1993. Consultant Fischer-Price Toys, Inc., East Aurora, New York, since 1980. Honorary professor San Marcos National University, Lima, 1972.
Member Fulbright National Screening Committee, 1993-1996, E.C. Scientific Committee Linguistic Minorities, EUROMOSAIC, 1996-2004, honorary member Research Center for Multilingualism, Brussels, research ambassador German Academic Exchange Service German Academic Exchange Service, since 2009.
Founding member Peru Earthquake Relief Committee, Washington, 1972. Field representative United Way Campaign, Buffalo, 1977-1981. Member American Dialect Society, Linguistic Society of America, Societas Linguistica Europea, Linguistic Association Canada and United States, American Association Applied Linguistics, Center for Cognitive Science, Centre for Multilingual Research, Sociedad Boliviana de Linguistica (honorary), International Institute Buffalo (board directors since 1996, president 1999-2002), Ellicottville Ski Club (board directors 1988-1994).
Member deans advisory council University Buffalo, since 2005.
Married Carolyn Ann Burch, June 18, 1966.