John Hoberman

John Milton Hoberman is a Professor of Germanic languages within the Department of Germanic Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of numerous books and articles on sports, specifically on their cultural impact, their relationship with race, and the issue of doping.

He is a European cultural and intellectual historian, who has interests in sports science and the history of racial ideas. He has published nearly one hundred sports articles and books in American newspapers and magazines and in ''Der Spiegel''. As he is fluent in Scandinavian languages as well as German, he was e.g. co-editor for the North American sport historians of their special issue on 'German sports history. He is a Fellow of the European committee for sports history. Provided by Wikipedia