FITCHBURG – Professor Henry “Hank” Geitz died at home surrounded by family on Oct. 27, 2012. After earning his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1961, Hank moved to Virginia and was Assistant Professor of German Literature at the University of Richmond. He came back to Wisconsin and was Assistant and then Associate Professor of German Literature from 1962-1972, Professor of German Literature from 1972-1996, Associate Director of Academic Programs abroad from 1983-1989, and Director of the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies from 1990-1997, all at the University of Wisconsin. He was the recipient of several honors and awards including Wisconsin?s Outstanding German Educator Award, Medal of the University of Freiburg, and the Verdienstkreuz am Bande des Verdienstrodens der Bundesrepublik, awarded by the President of Germany.
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