Karl Schneider (philologist)
Karl Schneider (born April 18, 1912 in Brückrachdorf , Neuwied district , † December 26, 1998 in Münster ) was a German English and German mediaevalist and runologist .
Schneider studied English, German, comparative linguistics, Romance studies and philosophy at the University of Gießen from 1932 to 1936 . In 1936 he received his doctorate with a thesis on comparative linguistics: "The position types of the finite verb in the primitive Germanic main and subordinate clause". In 1951 the habilitation took place in Marburg with a fundamental investigation into the interpretation of the Germanic run names: “The Germanic run names. An attempt at an overall interpretation ”. From 1951 to 1953 he was a private lecturer at the Universities of Marburg and Münster , where he accepted an extraordinary professorship in 1954, which became an associate professor in 1957 and a full professor of English philology in 1959. He was director of the English Department and from 1965 to 1966 dean of the Faculty of Philosophy. In 1977 Schneider retired.
Schneider's research and teaching area spanned the entire area of English philology and language history, Old English and Middle English literature, Indo-European studies and modern English literatures.
literature
- Kürschner's German Scholars Calendar 1992. De Gruyter, Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-11-011754-1 .
Web links
- Karl Schneider's publications in the OPAC of the Regesta imperii
- Press release from the University of Münster on the death of Karl Schneider
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schneider, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German medievalist and runologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 18, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brückrachdorf , Neuwied district |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 26, 1998 |
| Place of death | Muenster |