In memoriam Karl Kramer

[Katarzyna A. Dziwirek]

The Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures at the University of
Washington grieves the passing of Professor Emeritus Karl Kramer on
February 19, 2014 at age 80. Karl was a Seattle native who earned his B.A.
(English, 1955), M.A. (Comparative Literature, 1957), and Ph.D.
(Comparative Literature, 1964) all at the University of Washington. As a
participant in one of the first - and, in those days of the Cold War,
extremely rare - academic exchanges in the former Soviet Union, Karl
attended Moscow State University as a doctoral candidate in 1959-1960. He
went on to teach at Northwestern University (1961-1965) and the University
of Michigan (1965-1970) before coming back to the UW in 1970, where he
taught jointly in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures and
the Department of Comparative Literature until his retirement in 1999. He
chaired the Slavic Department between 1988 and 1998. A world-renowned
Chekhov scholar, Karl taught a wide variety of courses during the nearly
thirty years he spent at the UW. He also became actively involved - mainly
as a translator and consultant - in a number of theatrical productions of
Chekhov's plays staged by local directors and actors in the Seattle area,
especially those connected with Intiman Theater. and participated for many
years in a group bringing discussions of theater and plays to Washington
State prisons. Loved by his colleagues, Karl and his generosity of spirit,
nobleness of character and dry, self-depreciating sense of humor will be
greatly missed. He is survived by his wife Doreen, daughter Jennifer and
two grandchildren. A memorial service is planned for April 5, 2014 on the
UW-Seattle campus

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Katarzyna Dziwirek,
Professor and Chair,
Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, box 353580
University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195
dziwirek at uw.edu, (206) 543-7691, fax (206) 543-6009

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