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Herbert Leo Pilch

English language educator
Herbert Leo Pilch, English language educator. Chairman Democratic Ecology Party, Baden-Wüttemberg, 1986-1988; chairman Indiana Ecologists of Germany, since 1993. Fellow International Society Phonetic Sciences; member World Linguistic Circle (executive committee since 1978), European Society Linguistics (president 1990-1991), Society Functional Linguistics, German Science Foundation (senator 1964-1970).

Background

  • Pilch, Herbert Leo was born on February 13, 1927 in Wehlau, Germany. Son of Leo Kurt Karl and Dorotea Wilhelmine (Schinz) Pilch.

    • Education

    • Doctor of Philosophy, University Kiel, Federal Republic of Germany, 1951; Diploma in teaching, University Kiel, Federal Republic of Germany, 1952; Venia legendi, University Kiel, Federal Republic of Germany, 1957; Doctor of Letters (honorary), University St. Andrews, 1984; Doctor (honorary), University Iasi, Romania, 1993.

    Career

    • Instructor University Kiel, 1952-1953, lecturer, 1957-1959. Deputy professor University Cologne, Federal Republic of Germany, 1959-1960. Associate professor University Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 1960-1961.

      Full professor English language University Freiburg, Germany, since 1961. Research fellow Yale University, New Haven, 1953-1954. Visiting professor Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia, 1969, Lomonosov-U. Moscow, 1976, University Massachusetts, Amherst, 1977-1978, University Lower Brittany, Brest, France, 1986, 89-90.

    Works

    • Editor: Phonetica journals, 1962-1978. Author numerous works on English, Welsh, Breton, language and grammar, empirical linguistics and phonetics.

    Religion

    Denomination: Lutheran

    Membership

    Chairman Democratic Ecology Party, Baden-Wüttemberg, 1986-1988, chairman Indiana Ecologists of Germany, since 1993. Fellow International Society Phonetic Sciences, member World Linguistic Circle (executive committee since 1978), European Society Linguistics (president 1990-1991), Society Functional Linguistics, German Science Foundation (senator 1964-1970).

    Personality

    Interests

    Piano, hiking, sailing.

    Connections

    • Married Annegret Harms, November 7, 1959. Children: Hartmut, Gudrun.
    • child: Hartmut Pilch
    • child: Gudrun Pilch
    • mother: Dorotea Wilhelmine (Schinz) Pilch
    • spouse: Annegret Harms
    • father: Leo Kurt Karl Pilch
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    Born February 13, 1927
    Wehlau, Germany
    Nationality
    German
    • 1951
      University Kiel
    • 1952
      University Kiel
    • 1957
      University Kiel
    • 1984
      University St. Andrews
    • 1993
      University Iasi
    • 1959 - 1960
      deputy professor, University Cologne
    • 1960 - 1961
      associate, professor University Frankfurt am Main
      Germany
    • 1961
      full professor, English language University Freiburg
      Germany
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