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John Alexander (professor of German), also known as Robert J. Alexander (1946-) emigrated from New Zealand in 1964 and is a professor of German at Arizona State University where he teaches courses on German literature, mythology, fairy tales, humor as well as the history of the German language and research methods. His research publications deal with German literature of the early modern period, in particular adaptations from the French and the clown personas such as /Jean Potage and /Pickelhering that enjoyed immense popularity from 1580-1750.