Jörn Göres
Jörn Göres (born August 4, 1931 Bangkattan in Sumatra , † December 11, 2004 in Stuttgart ) was a German German studies scholar and museum director.
Life
Born in Sumatra as the son of an Austrian tobacco grower, he spent his childhood in various German towns. He passed his Abitur in 1951 at the Marquartstein State School Home . He then studied in Bonn and Heidelberg and received his doctorate in 1957 .
From 1958 to 1992 he worked at the Goethe Museum in Düsseldorf , from 1966 as director. In the period after German reunification he was briefly President of the Goethe Society .
Publications (selection)
- The relationship between history and poetry in L. Achim von Arnim's storytelling . Dissertation Heidelberg 1957.
- What I lived there, enjoyed. Goethe's bathing stays 1785–1823. 1983
- Goethe's life in pictorial documents . Augsburg 2000
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Göres, Jörn |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German philologist and museum director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th August 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bangkattan in Sumatra |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 11, 2004 |
| Place of death | Stuttgart |