Federal Minister Karlheinz Töchterle

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Date of birth: 13 May 1949 | Place of birth: Brixlegg, Austria |
Marital status: married, two children | Citizenship: Austria

Academic education and qualifications

1969 – 1976	Study of Classical Philology and German Literature at the Universities of Innsbruck, Constance and Padova
1976	Dr. phil. degree in Classical Philology
1978	Teacher Training Certificate, additional Mag. phil. degree
1986	Habilitation on Seneca’s Oedipus

Professional Career

1976 – 1997	University Assistant at the Institute of Classical Philology at the University of Innsbruck
1979 – 1980	Probationary year at the Akademisches Gymnasium Innsbruck
1987	Professor at the University of Graz
1987 – 1988	Professor at the University of Munich
1997 –	University Professor for Classical Philology at the University of Innsbruck
2007 -	Rector of the University of Innsbruck
since 21 April 2011	Federal Minister of Science and Research

Research Interests

Roman tragedy, especially Seneca tragicus
Theory of literature
Reception of classical antiquity
Neo-Latin studies
Theory and methodology of teaching the ancient languages

Awards

2009 Austrian Grand Order of Merit in Gold for Services
to the Republic of Austria

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