- Studies in philosophy, English and German at the University of Cologne
- 1962: PhD in philosophy at the University of Cologne
- Assistantships at the English Department of the University of Cologne and at the English Department of the University of Mannheim
- 1969: Habilitation for English Philology
- 1970-2004: Full professor of English and American Literature at the University of Giessen and Director of the Institute of English and American Studies
- since 2004: Professor emeritus, University of Giessen
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