Alexander Waldenrath

Prof. Dr. Alexander D. Waldenrath
Prof. Dr. Alexander D. Waldenrath, 67, of Bethlehem, PA and Kiel, Germany passed away suddenly in Kiel, Germany on January 6, 2006. He was the son of the late Alexander K.J. von Waldenrath and Elizabeth (Gildemeister) Waldenrath. Professor Waldenrath was popularly known to generations of students and friends. He studied at the Free University of Berlin, the University of Vienna, and at the University of Califonia at Berkeley, where he earned his PhD, degree in German. He taught German language, literature and culture at Lehigh University from 1968 to 2001. Prof. Waldenrath conducted summer semesters at the University of Salzburg in Austria. A member of the Modern Language Association and of the American Association of Teachers of German, he published articles and book reviews on Germanica - Americana and on the Pennsylvanian Germans. During the Bicentennial, Prof. Waldenrath lectured in Germany on German-American studies. He was an editorial advisor of German American Studies: a Journal of History, Literature, Biography and Genealogy. He was an associate editor of Schatzkammer. Survivors: Nieces & nephew. He was predeceased by his parents and sister. Services: Funeral Service was in Kiel, Germany. Local arrangements ar by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc. - Hellertown. Contributions: may be sent in his memory to the Childrens Home of Easton, 2000 South 25th Street - Easton, PA 18042.