Geb. 1928, Studium der Germanistik, Theaterwissenschaft und Kunstgeschichte in Köln, dort 1955 Promotion bei Richard Alewyn mit einer Dissertation über Stefan George. Studium der Anglistik und Romanistik in Göttingen und Hamburg, dort 1958 Staatsexamen. 1966 Habilitation für Deutsche Philologie (Gesamtvenia) in Gießen mit einer Arbeit über Hartmann von Aue. 1969 ord. Professor in Köln, emeritiert 1994.
Born in 1928, Hans Jürgen Linke studied German Philology, History of Theatre and Art at Cologne University. In 1955 the degree of Dr. phil. (Ph. D.) was conferred upon him for a dissertation on Stefan George. After his dissertation Linke took up further studies in English and French at the University of Göttingen and the Hamburg, which he completed in 1958. In 1966 he qualified for postdoctoral university teaching in German Philology at the University of Giessen with the postdoctoral thesis on Harmann von Aue. He was appointed full professor of German Philology at Cologne University in 1969. He retired in 1994.