Wolfgang Viereck - Curriculum Vitae#

• Final university examination in Political Sciences, University of Marburg, 1961, in English and French 1963
• Dr. phil. in English, University of Hamburg, 1966 ("summa cum laude") [= Ph.D.]
• Habilitation (Dr. phil. habil.) in English Philology, University of Mainz, 1970 [= D.Litt.]

• Lector in German at the Department of German and Scandinavian Studies, King's College,Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1959-60
• Chair in English Philology II at University of Frankfurt, 1970-71 (provisional appointment)
• Call to Chair in English Philology at University of Graz, Austria, 1972
• Chair Anglistik III at University of Mainz, 1972-73 (provisional appointment)
• Full professor of English Philology at University of Graz, 1973-78
• Call to newly created Chair of English Linguistics and Medieval English Literature at University of Bamberg, 1978
• Full professor of English Linguistics and Medieval English Literature at University of Bamberg, 01 September 1978 - 30 September 2005

• Head of the English Department, University of Graz, Austria, 1973-78
• Board Member of Österreichische Gesellschaft für Kommunikationswissenschaft, 1974-1978
• Initiator of the International Hugo Schuchardt Symposium, held at the University of Graz in 1977
• External examiner for the Institute of Linguists, London, 1977
• Board Member of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Amerikastudien, 1977-81
• Director of a study visit with members of staff and students to Roman and Christian sites in northern England, 1980
• Member of 'Habilitation Committee' at the University of Erlangen, 1984
• Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, University of Bamberg, 1984-86
• Chairman of the committee conferring the degree of Dr. phil., University of Bamberg, 1984-86
• Chairman of ten committees for selecting candidates for professorships in several fields of the Faculty of Humanities, University of Bamberg, 1984-86
• Director of research project "The Computer Developed Linguistic Atlas of England", financially supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, 1986-95
• Member of the Steering Committee of the conference series Methods in Dialectology, 1987-93
• Member of the Committee for the modification of the statutes of the International Society for Dialectology and Geolinguistics, 1990-91
• At the invitation of the Rector of the Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, member of committee for re-organisation and new appointments to three chairs in English literature, American literature and English linguistics after unification of Germany 1991-92
• At the invitation of the Saxon Minister of Science and Arts member of the extraordinary committee for organisation and appointments to founding chairs in English literature and English linguistics and to professorships in American literature and in cultural studies at the Technical University of Chemnitz-Zwickau after unification of Germany,1992-93
• Member of English National Committee of the Atlas Linguarum Europae, 1992-
• Director of Central Secretariat of the Atlas Linguarum Europae, 1992-2006
• At the invitation of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen member of the International Committee to evaluate the P.J. Meertens Institute for Dialectology, Folklore and Onomastics in Amsterdam, 1993
• Occasional evaluations of foreign scholars for posts at foreign universities, for scholarships from foreign institutions and of monographs considered for publication by both German and foreign publishing houses (until 2006)

• Founder and Editor, Grazer Beiträge zur Englischen Philologie, 1975-1979, and of its sequel,Bamberger Beiträge zur Englischen Sprachwissenschaft / (University of) Bamberg Studies in English Linguistics, 1979-; 54 volumes to date
• Member of Editorial Advisory Committee, American Speech, 1986-1988
• Consulting Editor, Journal of English Linguistics, 1969-1995
• Member of Editorial Board of the Atlas Linguarum Europae, 1991-1998; Editor-in-chief, 1998-2008
• Founding Editor, Dialectologia et Geolinguistica. Journal of the International Society for Dialectology and Geolinguistics, 1993-2001 and 2003 (10 issues); member of its Editorial Board, 2006-2009; co-editor 2009-
• Editor of the Bulletin of the International Society for Dialectology and Geolinguistics,
• Member of Editorial Board, Idéologies dans le Monde Anglo-Saxon, 1995-2003
• Member of Editorial Board, Lingua Americana: Revista de Lingüística, 1997-1999; International Associate Editor, 2000-
• Member of Scientific Committee, Dialectologia. Revista Electrònica, 2008-
• Member of Editorial Board (International), Warsaw Studies in English Language and Literature, 2010-

• University of Haifa, Israel, 1980
• Adam Mickiewicz University Poznań, Poland, 1987
• Loránd Eötvös University Budapest, Hungary, 1991
• University of Tartu, Estonia, 1993
• Kiew National Linguistic University, Ukraine, 2000
• Kyoto Sangyo University, Japan, 2004

• Fellow of American Council of Learned Societies, New York, 1966-1967
• Medal of Loránd Eötvös University, Budapest, 1985
• University of Poznań Rector's Medal, 1987
• University of Helsinki Medal, 1988
• Honorary Doctorate, Dr. h.c., Loránd Eötvös University, Budapest, 1989
• Medal of Euskaltzaindia, Real Academia de la Lengua Vasca, Bilbao, 1991
• Vice-President of the Atlas Linguarum Europae, 1992-1998
• Medal of Merit of the University of Poznań, 1992
• Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, 1992, 2004
• Fellow of the American Biographical Institute (coin in gold), 1994
• Elected Member of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1994
• Elected Member of the Royal Humanistic Academy of Sciences, Uppsala, 1995
• Elected Member of the Royal Gustavus Adolphus Academy, Uppsala, 1995
• Honorary Doctorate, phil. dr. h.c., Uppsala University, 1996
• Lifetime Deputy Governor of the American Biographical Institute Research Association and
• International Cultural Award “Premio Internazionale Foyer des Artistes 1998 conferita dal Centro Internazionale di Cultura, Arte, Scienza et Impegno Sociale” University La Sapienza Rome
• President of the Atlas Linguarum Europae, 1998-2005
• Honorary Doctorate, Dr. h.c., Adam Mickiewicz University Poznań, 1999
• Honorary President for Germany of the "Associazione Internazionale 'Antonietta Labisi'", Catania, 1999
• Elected Member of the International Academy of Sciences, 1999
• Member of the International Conference Committee of Globalization: English and Language Change in Europe, Warsaw 2002
• Medal of the Royal Humanistic Academy of Sciences, 2002
• Elected Member of the Academia Europaea, London, 2003
• Honorary President of the International Society for Dialectology and Geolinguistics, 2003-
• International Peace Prize 2006 awarded by the United Cultural Convention of the United States of America in connection with the United Nations in New York
• Elected Member of the Agder Academy of Sciences and Letters (Agder Vitenskapsakademi), Kristiansand, 2006

• Anglistentag - Verband deutscher Anglisten
• European Society for the Study of English
• International Association of University Professors of English
• International Society for Dialectology and Geolinguistics
• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science