Hansjurgen LinkeHans Jurgen Linke studied German Philology, History of Theatre and Art at Cologne University. In 1955 the degree of Dr. phil. (Ph. D.) was conferred upon him for a dissertation on Stefan George. After his dissertation Linke took up further studies inEnglish and French at the University of Gottingen and the Hamburg, which he completed in 1958. In 1966 he qualified for postdoctoral university teaching in German Philology at the University of Giessen with the postdoctoral thesis on Harmann von Aue. He was appointed full professor of German Philology at Cologne University in 1969. He retired in 1994. Read More Read Less