Heinrich Detering Explained

Heinrich Detering (born 1 November 1959 in Neumünster) is a poet, writer, scholar and Professor in the fields of Literary Studies and Comparative literature Studies, mainly at the University of Göttingen. He is a prominent figure in the German Literary Studies and was the president of the German Academy for Language and Literature from 2011 to 2017. Among other things, he was awarded the german order of merit, the Pour le Mérite.

Life and career

After his 1978 Abitur in Lemgo, Detering undertook studies in German philology, theology and philosophy at the University of Göttingen and Heidelberg University between 1979 and 1985. He subsequently pursued studies in Scandinavian studies at the Odense University between 1986 and 1988. Following his habilitation in 1993, he held a professorship in comparative literature at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich between 1994 and 1995. From 1995 to 2005, he taught Modern German and Modern Nordic Literatures at the University of Kiel. He subsequently relocated to Göttingen, where he remained until his retirement in 2023.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

His research focuses on German and Scandinavian literature of the 18th to 20th centuries (e.g. Hans Christian Andersen, Theodor Storm, Thomas Mann) and on the song poetry of Bob Dylan.

Throughout his career, he has been a visiting professor and fellow, at many universities, including the University of California, Irvine, the University of Colorado Boulder, Washington University, St. Louis and the Huazhong University of Science and Technology of Wuhan.[6]

Detering is a member of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the Mainz Academy of Sciences and Literature and the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters. He was president of the German Academy for Language and Poetry (2011–2017) and the (2003–2015).[7] [8] [9] [10]

Personal life

He is married since 1984 and has three children.

Awards and honours

Notable awards and Honours he has been given for his work include:

Bibliography

Scientific publications

Poems

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Öffentlichkeitsarbeit . Georg-August-Universität Göttingen- . Pressemitteilungen der Universität - Georg-August-Universität Göttingen . 2024-06-12 . Georg-August Universität Göttingen . de.
  2. Web site: Öffentlichkeitsarbeit . Georg-August-Universität Göttingen- . Detering, Heinrich - Georg-August-Universität Göttingen . 2024-06-12 . Georg-August Universität Göttingen . de.
  3. Web site: Prof. Dr. phil. Heinrich Detering : Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz . 2024-06-13 . www.adwmainz.de.
  4. Web site: Öffentlichkeitsarbeit . Georg-August-Universität Göttingen- . Pressemitteilungen der Universität - Georg-August-Universität Göttingen . 2024-06-13 . Georg-August Universität Göttingen . de.
  5. Web site: Prof. Dr. phil. Heinrich Detering : Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz . 2024-06-13 . www.adwmainz.de.
  6. Web site: Öffentlichkeitsarbeit . Georg-August-Universität Göttingen- . Detering, Heinrich - Georg-August-Universität Göttingen . 2024-06-12 . Georg-August Universität Göttingen . de.
  7. Web site: Professor Heinrich Detering elected to the Order Pour le mérite . 2024-06-12 . Georg-August Universität Göttingen . de.
  8. Web site: Stadt Münster: Kulturamt - Literaturline - Heinrich Detering . 2024-06-12 . www.stadt-muenster.de . de.
  9. Web site: Detering ORDEN POUR LE MÉRITE . 2024-06-12 . orden-pourlemerite.de.
  10. Web site: Autoren: Heinrich Detering . Wallstein Verlag.