Bode, Carl, 1911-1993

Carl Bode was born March l4, l9ll in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Paul and Celeste Helene (Schmidt) Bode. He attended the University of Chicago where he received his Bachelor's degree in Philosophy in l933. After graduation, he taught at the Milwaukee Vocational School until l937. The following year he married Margaret Lutze with whom he had three daughters: Barbara, Janet and Carolyn; he remarried in l972 to Charlote W. Smith. Carl Bode went on to achieve his Master's degree in l938 and his Doctorate in l94l from Northwestern University. From l944 to l945 he served in the United States Army.

Following his stint in the Army, Bode was employed as Assistant Professor of English at the University of California, Los Angeles from l946 to l947. He then came to the University of Maryland where he was employed as Professor of English until l983, when he achieved the status of Professor Emeritus. From l950 to l957, Professor Bode served as executive secretary of the American Civilization program at the University of Maryland. He has also been a visiting professor at such prestigious academic institutions as the California Institute of Technology, Claremont College, Northwestern University, Stanford University and the University of Wisconsin.

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