Andrew Shields

Andrew Shields was born in Michigan and grew up all over the US and in England. He received a BA in English from Stanford University in 1987 and a PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of Pennsylvania in 1995. He is a translator from German and French into English, as well as a poet, a guitarist, a mandolinist, and a songwriter for his band Human Shields. He lives in Basel with his wife and their three children.

Andrew Shields was born in Michigan and grew up all over the US and in England. He received a BA in English from Stanford University in 1987 and a PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of Pennsylvania in 1995. He is a translator from German and French into English, as well as a poet, a guitarist, a mandolinist, and a songwriter for his band Human Shields. He lives in Basel with his wife and their three children. See less