Dr. phil. Maître de conférences, Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris III. Born 1956 in Cologne, Germany. 1975-1981 Studies of German and Roman languages and literature; art history in Cologne, Clermont-Ferrand, Brussels (ULB), Paris IV. 1979-80 Assistant professor in German, Lycée Louis-le-Grand, Paris. 1982-83 DAAD-Research Grant in Paris. 1983-86 Scientific collaborator at the Petrarca Institute and at the Roman Seminar, University of Cologne. 1986-87 Academic Council, University Erlangen/Nürnberg. 1987-91 Maître de Langue, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Rue d'Ulm, Paris. 1991-1994 Deputy Director and Director of the DAAD Bureau, Paris. 1994-95 Lecturer at the Scientific Publisher of the Maison des Sciences de l'Homme/Paris Since 1995 Mäitre de conférences at the Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris III and Chargé de cours at the Ecole Normale Supérieure. 1981 Co-founder of the German Society Marcel Proust. 1981-1988 Secretary-general of the Society, and later Scientific Advisor of the Society. 1999-2003 Elected Board Member of the French Committee of Translators, ATLAS. Since 1999 Director of "DESS de journalisme européen" at the Sorbonne Nouvelle. Since 2001/2002 Director of the "Etudes franco-allemandes" (Licence et Maîtrise) at the Sorbonne Nouvelle

Author and translator, writes for the Zurich daily Neue Züricher Zeitung.