About Werner Sollors
Born 1943. Werner Sollors is an American academic and literary scholar.
Werner Max Sollors (born June 6, 1943) is Henry B. and Anne M. Cabot Professor of English and of African American Studies at Harvard University. He is also Global Professor of Literature at New York University Abu Dhabi.
Background Sollors received a doctorate in philosophy in 1975 from the Free University of Berlin.
Academic appointments Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, West Germany, assistant professor of American studies, 1970–77 Columbia University, New York City, assistant professor, 1975–82, associate professor of English, 1982–83 Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts Andrew W. Mellon faculty fellow, 1977–78 professor of American literature and Language and Afro-American Studies, 1983-- Henry B. and Anne M. Cabot Professor of English Literature, 1988-- Walter Channing Cabot fellow, 1997–98 Washington University in St. Louis, Hurst Professor, 2004–05 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, Patten Lecturer, 2008–09 University of Texas at San Antonio, Brackenridge Distinguished Visiting Professor, 2009 Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Work His writings include Beyond Ethnicity: Consent and Descent in American Culture (1986), Neither Black Nor White and Yet Both: Thematic Explorations of Interracial Literature (1997), Ethnic Modernism (2008), and The Temptation of Despair: Tales of the 1940s (2014). He was also the editor for the Modern Library Classics release of Georges by Alexandre Dumas.
also 2007
Don’t just read it —
keep it.
Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.
- E-book
- Audio
- Video
Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free
Important facts
People in Werner Sollors's life
Named in this biography and alive at the same time
Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Werner Sollors's
Frequently asked questions
Who is Werner Sollors?
German academic
When was Werner Sollors born?
Werner Sollors was born on 6 June 1943 in Kronberg im Taunus.
What is Werner Sollors's occupation?
Werner Sollors is an academic and literary scholar.
What nationality is Werner Sollors?
Werner Sollors is American.
Sources & further reading
Cite this page
APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Werner Sollors. https://biography.guide/werner-sollors/
MLA: "Werner Sollors." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/werner-sollors/.
Chicago: "Werner Sollors." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/werner-sollors/.
Data last updated: 2026-09-22 · Spot an error? Report a correction.
Page generated 2026-09-27 05:12 UTC