Helmut Rehder (Germanist)
Helmut Rehder (born June 22, 1905 in Hamburg-Bergedorf ; † January 10, 1977 in Austin ) was a German specialist in German .
Life
After graduating from the Goethe-Gymnasium Karlsruhe in 1923 , he studied from 1925 to 1929 at the universities of Berlin and Heidelberg with Heinrich Rickert , Karl Jaspers, Julius Petersen , Carl Neumann , Carl Brinkmann and Hugo Lederer . After completing his doctorate in Heidelberg in 1929 with Karl Jaspers , he took the state examination from May 1929 to February 1931 at the University of Hamburg with Ernst Cassirer , Erwin Panofsky and Robert Petsch . He taught at the University of Texas at Austin (1963–1975 Ashbel Smith Professor, Dept. of Germanic Languages / 1955–1975 Professor, Department of Germanic Languages), University of Illinois (1946–1955 Professor) and University of Wisconsin (1937– 1946 Associate Professor).
Fonts (selection)
- The philosophy of the infinite landscape. A contribution to the history of the romantic worldview . Halle an der Saale 1932, OCLC 906352868 .
- with William Freeman Twaddell: Conversational German for beginning and refresher courses . New York City 1945, OCLC 654727130 .
- with William Freeman Twaddell: Fundamentals of German grammar . New York City 1947, OCLC 16387450 .
- Johann Nicolaus Meinhard and his translations . Urbana 1953, OCLC 720880238 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rehder, Helmut |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Germanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg-Bergedorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 10, 1977 |
| Place of death | Austin |