Hermann Fischer (English studies)
Hermann Fischer (* 26. February 1922 in Regensburg , † 19th December 2009 in Munich ) was a German Anglist , literary critic , translator and university professor .
Life
Hermann Fischer, son of Vice-President Ernst Fischer and Luise nee Lang, after graduating from high school in 1940 at the Wilhelmsgymnasium in Munich, studied English and literature at the universities of Munich and Bristol , in 1955 he passed the state examination , in 1957 he received his doctorate as Dr. phil. In 1962 , Fischer completed his habilitation as a private lecturer in English studies in Munich, in 1965 he followed the call to the professorship for English literature combined with the management of the Institute for English studies at the Mannheim Business School , and in 1987 he retired . Hermann Fischer, who was elected honorary chairman of the Society for English Romanticism in the same year and had been married to Eva-Maria Reinhardt since 1964 and with whom he had two sons, died in 2009 at the age of 87.
Hermann Fischer's research spanned Shakespeare's dramas, the seal of the Baroque , the satire of the 17th century , the works of the Romantics and numerous authors and tendencies of the later 19th and 20th century . In addition, Fischer emerged as a translator of English poetry, verse and literary criticism.
Publications
- Commentary on Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra": (First Act), Munich, 1957
- The romantic storytelling in England: attempting a genre history, Niemeyer, Tübingen, 1964
- English satirical poetry from Joseph Hall to Percy B. Shelley , Niemeyer, Tübingen, 1970
- Editor and translator
- English baroque poems: English and German, Reclam, Stuttgart, 1971
- William Wordsworth , Prelude or the Maturing of a Poet's Spirit , Reclam, Stuttgart, 1974 ISBN 3150097665 .
- The border crossers: a tragedy, The Blue Owl, Essen, 1992 ISBN 3892064563 .
literature
- Werner Schuder (Hrsg.): Kürschner's German learned calendar . Volume 1, 13th edition, De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1980, ISBN 3110074346 , page 893.
- August Ludwig Degener, Walter Habel: Who is who? The German Who's Who , Volume 40, Verlag Schmidt-Römhild, 2001, ISBN 3795020328 or ISBN 9783795020323 . Page 353.
Web links
- Literature by and about Hermann Fischer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Obituary for Professor (em.) Dr. Hermann Fischer in www.uni-mannheim.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Annual report of the Wilhelms-Gymnasium Munich 1939/40.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fischer, Hermann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German English scholar, literary scholar, translator and university lecturer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | regensburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 19, 2009 |
| Place of death | Munich |