James Kearney, Ph.D.

About the presenter

Dr. James C. Kearney grew up on the historic 88 Ranch (est. 1833) in Colorado County where he still makes his home with wife Paulina van Bavel-Kearney. He received his undergraduate (BA History & German) and graduate degree (Ph.D. History & Germanic Studies) from UT Austin. He served in the Army in Vietnam War as a 1-A-O combat medic. Dr. Kearney is the author/co-author/translator of eight books with university presses and two self-published books. He received the Summerfield G. Robertson Award (2010); and the H. Bailey Carroll Award (2019) and was voted a member of the Texas Institute of Letters 2016. Dr. Kearney has taught for twelve years at the University of Texas at Austin as a member of the Department of Germanic Studies. More information is available on his website: jamesckearney.com