Eckehard Catholy

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Eckehard Kurt Erich Catholy (born March 16, 1914 in Lissa ; † February 11, 2010 in Göttingen ) was a German specialist in German.

Scientific career

Catholy grew up in Potsdam. After graduating from high school in 1932, he studied at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg and at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Berlin until 1937 . After a few theater pieces and military service, he continued his studies in Göttingen in 1946. There he submitted his dissertation on Karl Philipp Moritz in 1950 , which was supervised by Klaus Ziegler. This was followed by his habilitation in Tübingen in 1956 for the carnival game of the late Middle Ages. In 1961 he moved from Tübingen to the Free University , initially as an associate professor , from 1964 as a full professor. Catholy followed a call to the University of Toronto in 1970, where he was responsible for German literature up to the 20th century until his retirement in 1985.

Focus of work

Catholy dealt with numerous literary topics, e.g. B. the German comedy.

Works (selection)

  • Mardi Gras game . Metzler, Stuttgart 1956
  • Karl Philipp Moritz and the origins of the German passion for theater . Niemeyer, Tübingen 1962
  • The German comedy. From the Middle Ages to the end of the Baroque period . Kohlhammer, Stuttgart et al. 1969.
  • The German comedy. From the Enlightenment to Romanticism (= language and literature 109). Kohlhammer, Stuttgart et al. 1982. ISBN 3-17-004883-X

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personal data
SURNAME Catholy, Eckehard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Catholy, Eckehard Kurt Erich (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Germanist
DATE OF BIRTH March 16, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Lissa
DATE OF DEATH February 11, 2010
Place of death Goettingen