Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1857, 23 May | Born, Frankfort-on-the Main, Germany |
| 1879-1881 | Attended University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany |
| 1882 | Ph.D., University of Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany |
| 1882 | Immigrated to the United States |
| 1883 | Published Űber Die Zukunft Unseres Volkes in Amerika. New York: Buchdruckerei von cherouny |
| 1884 | Published Űber Tragische Schuld und Sühn. Berlin: C. Duncker |
| 1885-1888 | Instructor in German, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. |
| 1886-1889 | Editor, German part of Modern Language Notes |
| 1888 | Married K. L. Vreeland |
| 1888-1892 | Editor, Balletristisches Journal |
| 1892-1905 | Taught Germanic philology and literature, Leland Stanford University, Stanford, Calif. |
| 1901 | Edited Goethe's Poems. New York: H. Holt and Co. |
| 1904 | Published Das Deutschtum in den Vereinigten Staaten von Nord-Amerika. München: J. F. Lehmann |
| 1905-1908 | Lecturer, Germanie philogy, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1907 | Edited Goethe's Faust. New York: H. Holt and Co. |
| 1908-1926 | Professor of Germanic languages, University of Illinois, Champagne-Urbana, Ill. |
| 1909 | General editor, German Classics, Oxford Press |
| 1909-1926 | Managing editor, Journal of English and German Philology |
| 1912 | Editor, Yearbook of German American Historical Society |
| 1914 | Published Der Kampf um Deutsche Kultur im Amerka. Leipzig: Dürr |
| 1920 | Translated with Vincent H. Todd Chrisoph von Graffenreid's Account of the Founding of New Bern, N.C. Raleigh: Edwards & Broughton Printing |
| 1931, 28 Mar. | Died |