Heinrich Kuen
Heinrich Kuen (born August 2, 1899 in Imst , † October 7, 1989 in Dillingen ) was a German-Austrian Romance studies and linguist .
life and work
Kuen studied Romance studies and German studies at the University of Innsbruck , where he became a member of the Catholic student association WKSt.V. in 1920. Unitas Norica, and received his doctorate there in 1922 under Ernst Gamillscheg . After further studies in Berlin and Barcelona, he worked as a lecturer in Innsbruck. In 1926 he became assistant to Philipp August Becker at the University of Leipzig . In 1930 he completed his habilitation there with Walther von Wartburg . From 1931 to 1938 he was the successor of Hans Rheinfelder Associate Professor of Romance Philology at the University of Freiburg , then until 1967 as the successor of Julius Pirson professor at the University of Erlangen , where he was Emeritus taught until 1,981th He declined calls to Leipzig, Lisbon, Heidelberg, Vienna and Innsbruck. He was the habilitation father of Bodo Müller , Ion Popinceanu, Hans Joachim Simon, Theodor Berchem , Gerhard Ernst and August Dauses . In the winter semester 1945/46 he was dean and 1953–1954 rector. Kuen was a member of the Bavarian Senate .
Students and friends dedicated two festschrifts to him, both edited by Gerhard Ernst and Arnulf Stefenelli : Language and People in Romania. Heinrich Kuen on his 80th birthday , Wiesbaden 1979 (with list of publications) and studies on Romance word history: Festschrift for Heinrich Kuen on his 90th birthday , Wiesbaden 1989. The "Academic Memorial Service in honor of Prof Dr Dr hc Heinrich Kuen" appeared in the Erlangen university speeches 33/1990 3rd episode. Obituaries by Gustav Siebenmann in Iberoromania 32, 1990, pp. 121–122, as well as by Volker Glab in the Zeitschrift für Katalanistik 3, 1990, pp. 296–298.
Honors
- 1977: Golden Ring of Honor of the City of Erlangen
- 1978: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Bavarian Order of Merit
literature
- Ernst, Gerhard (1996) Heinrich Kuen. In: Stammerjohann, H., (ed.) Lexicon grammaticorum: who's who in the history of world linguistics . Niemeyer, Tübingen, pp. 535-536. ISBN 3-484-73018-8
- Hudde, Hinrich (1993) “On the History of Romance Philology in Erlangen”. In: Kössler, H., (ed.) 250 years Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. Festschrift (Erlanger research, special series, vol. 4), pp. 546–564.
Web links
- Literature by and about Heinrich Kuen in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wolfgang Burr, Christoph Brands (ed.): Unitas manual . tape 3 . Verlag Franz Schmitt, Bonn 1997, p. 350 .
- ↑ Announcement of awards of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In: Federal Gazette . Vol. 31, No. 45, March 6, 1979.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kuen, Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Austrian Romance studies and linguist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 2, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Imst |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 7, 1989 |
| Place of death | Dillingen |