Heller, Erich, 1911-1990

Erich Heller was born in Komotau, Bohemia, Austro-Hungary (currently, Chomutov, in the Czech Republic), on March 27, 1911. Heller was a scholar of German philosophy and literature, teaching at such universities as Cambridge, the London School of Economics and University College of Swansea. He joined Northwestern University's faculty in 1960, where he remained until his retirement in 1979. He died in 1990.

Heller's father was a doctor. A citizen of Austro-Hungary by birth, Heller became a citizen of Czechoslovakia when that country was created. In 1947 he became a naturalized citizen of Great Britain, a status he retained until his death.

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