Wolfgang Victor Ruttkowski

German and Comparative Literature educator, researcher. b. Hirschberg/Germany (5.2.1935), grad. Goettingen U.: MA 1961, Ph.D. 1967, McGill U., Montreal 1965.

Asst. prof. U.So. Calif., 1965-68, assoc. prof. NYU, N.Y.C.1968-1972, DAAD-guest prof. Tokyo U., 1972-74, prof. Temple U., Phila. 1974-83 (chairman), 1983-2003 Kyoto Sangyo U.(emeritus as "distinguished" prof.- Author of 10 books and more than 40 articles to profl. jours., various prof. memberships.