Jack D Zipes

Jack Zipes was formerly Professor of German at the University of Minnesota. An acclaimed translator and scholar of children's literature and culture, his most recent books include Hans Christian Andersen: The Misunderstood Storyteller and Speaking Out: Storytelling and Creative Drama for Children, both published by Routledge. Dartmouth College 1955-59 B.A. (1959) Political Science Columbia University 1959-61 M.A. (1960) English & Comp. Lit. University of Munich 1962 University of Tübingen 1963 Columbia University 1963-65 Ph.D. (1965) English & Comp. Lit. Institute for Teachers of English at Columbia University, 1964-65, Administrative Assistant Amerika-Institut, University of Munich, 1966-67, American Literature, Instructor New York University, 1967-72, German Department, Assistant Professor University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, German & Comparative Literature Departments, 1972-86, Associate and Full Professor University of Florida, Department of Germanic & Slavic Languages & Literatures, 1986-1989, Professor University of Minnesota, Department of German, Scandinavian and Dutch, 1989-present, Professor