Thomas Leek

Thomas Leek is an Associate Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP). He earned his PhD in Medieval Germanic Studies from the University of Minnesota and a BA in German Literature and Classical Humanities from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, complemented by a year abroad in Freiburg, Germany.

• Education: PhD (University of Minnesota), BA (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
• Teaching Areas: German language, literature, and culture
• Research Focus: Medieval literature, folklore, and historical linguistics

His research explores interdisciplinary connections between 13th-century folktales across German, French, and Latin sources, emphasizing cross-cultural narratives and linguistic evolution.

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