Corbea-Hoisie Andrei

Andrei Corbea-Hoisie is a Professor at the Department for German Studies, Faculty of Letters, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University (since 1995). He holds a PhD in philology (University of Bucharest, 1988) and has held visiting professorships at the University of Vienna, Université Paris 8, and Universität-Gesamthochschule Siegen. His research focuses on German-speaking literature and Central European culture.

• Education: PhD in Philology (1988), B.A. in History (1979), B.A. in German Literature (1974)

His research spans comparative literature, literary anthropology, and the history of German-speaking culture in Romania. Projects like 'Cernauti Papers' and 'Memory Culture in Central Europe' reflect his expertise in urban development and cultural memory. His publications analyze Czernowitz's multilingual heritage and Paul Celan's Romanian roots.

Scientific honors include the Johann Gottfried Herder Prize (1998), Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm Prize (2000), and Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Konstanz (2001). He has served on academic commissions and as an expert for the Austrian Academy of Sciences.

Administrative roles include Head of German Department (1990-2017), Director of University Publishing House (1990-2017), and Ambassador of Romania in Austria (2005-2007). Grants from Volkswagen Foundation and CNCS highlight his leadership in Central European studies.