Earl C. Haag (born June 24, 1929) is an American scholar and author in the Pennsylvania German language.
[2] Born on June 24, 1929, Haag graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Bacehlor of Arts degree in German in 1952, earned his Master of Arts from Pennsylvania State University, and subsequently advanced to doctoral studies with Pennsylvania German expert Abbott Buffington.
Haag began his long tenure with Pennsylvania State University in 1958.
Initially employed by the university's Pottsville Penn State Center in Pottsville, Schuylkill County from 1958 through the early part of 1962, he transferred to the university's new Schuylkill campus when it opened later that year.
[5] Haag has written and edited numerous books and other publications throughout his career, including:[6] From 1961 to 1987, Haag served as a judge for the Schuylkill County spelling bee for students in the county's K-12 schools.