Hermann Breymann (Romanist)

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Bodo Hermann Wilhelm Breymann (born July 3, 1842 in Oker (Goslar) , † September 6, 1910 in Bad Reichenhall ) was a German Romanist .

life and work

Breymann, the son of a smelter, studied at the universities of Paris and Bonn . He received his doctorate in Göttingen in 1868 with Theodor Müller with Introduction aux deux livres des Machabées, traduction française du XIIIe siècle (in the foreword he thanks Ludwig Lemcke , whom he knew from Braunschweig). Then he went to England. There he worked as a tutor until he got a position as associate professor at Owens College in Manchester .

Breymann became double professor for French and English (New English and New French; alongside Konrad Hofmann, who was responsible for the old language stages) in Munich in 1875 , and from 1892 became the first Munich professor for Romance philology. He also became a member of the Royal Bavarian Supreme School Council. In 1876 he founded the Academic New Philological Association (ANV). Breymann was appointed Privy Councilor. In 1911 he was followed by Karl Vossler at the chair .

Other works

  • La dîme de pénitance: old French poem , Tübingen 1974.
  • A French grammar, based on philological principles , London 1874.
  • Linguistics and modern languages: Lecture given in the neo-philological associations in Munich on March 2, 1876 , Munich 1876.
  • The teaching of the French verb based on historical grammar , Munich 1882.
  • On sound physiology and its importance for teaching , Munich 1884.
  • Wishes and Hopes Regarding the Study of Modern Languages , Munich 1885.
  • Supplements to French teaching at grammar schools with special emphasis on Latin: Appendix to the French grammars used in grammar schools , Munich 1892.
  • Friedrich Diez his life and work. Ceremonial address to celebrate the centenary on March 3, 1894 , Leipzig 1894.
  • The phonetic literature from 1876–1895: a bibliographical-critical overview , Leipzig 1897, Hildesheim 1973.
  • The modern language reform literature from 1894–1899: a bibliographical-critical overview , Leipzig 1900.
  • The Calderon Literature , Munich 1905.

literature

  • Heinrich Schneegans in: Journal for French and English Education 9, 1910, pp. 529-540.
  • Michael Augustin Riedl, Hermann Breymann. Aspects of a Scholarly Life in the Context of the Modern Language Reform Discussion , Munich 2004.
  • Michael Riedl in: Languages ​​of Education - Education through languages ​​in Germany in the 18th and 19th centuries , ed. by Werner Hüllen and Friederike Klippel, Wiesbaden 2005.
  • Hans-Michael Körner (Ed.): Large Bavarian Biographical Encyclopedia . De Gruyter Saur, Berlin / New York 2005, p. 237.

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personal data
SURNAME Breymann, Hermann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Breymann, Bodo Hermann Wilhelm (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Romanist
DATE OF BIRTH July 3, 1842
PLACE OF BIRTH Oker (Goslar)
DATE OF DEATH September 6, 1910
Place of death Bad Reichenhall