Klaus Heitmann
Klaus Heitmann (born July 5, 1930 in Mülheim an der Ruhr ; † December 25, 2017 in Heidelberg ) was a German Romance studies .
Life
Heitmann received his doctorate in 1955 from the University of Freiburg under Hugo Friedrich with a study on Petrarch . He completed his habilitation at the University of Marburg with the thesis "The Immoralism Trial against French Literature in the 19th Century". In 1964 he became professor for Romance studies at the TU Berlin , in 1965 at the University of Marburg and in 1971 at the University of Heidelberg . He stayed here until his retirement in 1998.
Heitmann was co-editor of the specialist journals Archive for the Study of Modern Languages and Southeast Research, as well as the Studia Romanica series of specialist books .
The Universities of Bucharest and Galati awarded him an honorary doctorate. He was an honorary member of the Romanian Writers' Union and the Romanian Academy.
Works (selection)
- Fortuna and Virtus. A study of Petrarch's wisdom . Böhlau, Cologne 1958 (Studi italiani; 1).
- The Immoralism Trial Against French Literature in the 19th Century . Verlag Gehlen, Bad Homburg 1970 (Ars poetica / Studies; 9)
- The French theater of the 16th and 17th centuries . Wiesbaden: Athenaion, 1977
- French realism from Stendhal to Flaubert . Wiesbaden: Athenaion, 1979
- The Romanian image in the German-speaking area 1775-1918. An imagological study . Böhlau, Cologne / Weimar / Vienna 1985 (Studia Transylvanica; 12), ISBN 3-412-03885-7
- Reflections - Romanistic Contributions to Imagology. ed. by Gert Pinkernell and Oskar Roth with the assistance of Astrid Grewe and Renate Karst-Matausch. Winter, Heidelberg 1996 (Studia Romanica; 86), ISBN 3-8253-0384-5
- The Italian image of Germany in its history . University Press Winter, Heidelberg (Studia Romanica). Vol. I: From the beginning to 1800 . (2003, ISBN 978-3-8253-1490-3 ), Vol. II: The long 19th century . (2008, ISBN 978-3-8253-5470-1 ). Vol. III: The Short 20th Century (1914-1989) . (2012, ISBN 978-3-8253-6034-4 )
Web links
- Heitmann, Klaus Georg. Hessian biography. (As of May 31, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary by Heitmann. University of Heidelberg, Romance Studies, accessed on December 30, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heitmann, Klaus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Romanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th July 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mülheim an der Ruhr |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 25, 2017 |
| Place of death | Heidelberg |