List of German-speaking Germanists

The list of Germanists lists in alphabetical order those people who have achieved special achievements or have become very well-known in the entire field of German literary studies, including literary history , linguistics , medieval studies . Only Germanists from German-speaking areas are accepted.

This list represents a selection and does not claim to be complete. Many other German scholars have achieved significant things. A more comprehensive overview of Germanists can be found in the category: Germanist .

A.

Richard Alewyn (1902–1979), German Germanist and literary critic
Peter-André Alt (* 1960), German philologist and President of the Free University of Berlin

B.

Helmut Bachmaier (* 1946), German Germanist and literary scholar
Martin Baisch (* 1967), German Germanist and Medievalist
Wilfried Barner (1937–2014), German Germanist
Adolf Bartels (1862–1945), literary historian, writer, journalist and cultural politician
Karl Bartsch (1832–1888), German medievalist and classical philologist
Otto Behaghel (1854–1936), German Germanic Medievalist
Oskar Benda (1886–1954), Austrian Germanist, literary scholar and educator
Walter Benjamin (1892–1940), philosopher, cultural critic and translator - influential Germanist even without a university career
Eduard Berend (1883–1973), German specialist in German
Manfred Bierwisch (* 1930), German linguist
Wolfgang Binder (1916–1986), German specialist in German
Felix Bobertag (1842–1907), German Germanist and literary historian
Karl Heinz Bohrer (* 1932), German Germanist, literary theorist and publicist
Georg Bollenbeck (1947-2010), German Germanist, cultural scientist
Hans Heinrich Borcherdt (1887–1964), German Germanist, linguist and theater historian
Dieter Borchmeyer (* 1941), German philologist and President of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
Karl Borinski (1861–1922), German Germanist and literary historian
Bernhard Böschenstein (1931–2019), Swiss literary scholar
Fritz Brüggemann (1876–1945), German literary historian and Germanist
Benjamin Bühler (* 1970), German specialist in German
Konrad Burdach (1859–1936), German Germanist and Medievalist
Dieter Burdorf (* 1960), German Germanist
Hermann Burger (1942–1989), Swiss Germanist and writer
Armin Burkhardt (* 1952), German linguist

C.

Joachim Heinrich Campe (1746–1818), German writer, linguist, educator and publisher
Rüdiger Campe (* 1953), German specialist in German
Karl Otto Conrady (1926–2020), German Germanist, writer and cultural politician
Thomas Cramer (* 1938), German Germanist and Medievalist
Herbert Cysarz (1896–1985), Austro-German Germanist

D.

Peter Dalcher (1926–2010), Swiss linguist and lexicographer
Heinrich Detering (* 1959), German literary scholar, translator and writer
Lorenz Diefenbach (1806–1883), German Germanist, Medievalist, lexicographer, pastor and writer
Walter Dietze (1926–1987), German specialist in German
Heinrich J. Dingeldein (* 1953), German linguist
Konrad Duden (1829–1911), German philologist and lexicographer
Christa Dürscheid (* 1959), German linguist
Manfred Durzak (* 1938), German specialist in German

E.

Peter Eisenberg (* 1940), German linguist
Wilhelm Emrich (1909–1998), German specialist in German
Ulrich Engel (1928–2020), German linguist
Emil Ermatinger (1873–1953), Swiss Germanist

F.

Monika Fick (* 1958), German specialist in German
Michael Fisch (* 1964), German Germanist, literary scholar and writer
Hermann Fischer (1851–1920), German specialist in German, dialect researcher and lexicographer
Jens Malte Fischer (1943), German Germanist, cultural scientist
Wolfgang Fleischer (1922–1999), German specialist in German, linguist and lexicologist
Willi Flemming (1888–1980), German Germanist and theater scholar
Konstanze Fliedl (1955), Austrian Germanist
Theodor Frings (1886–1968), German medievalist and linguist
Wolfgang Frühwald (1935–2019), German Germanist and science manager

G

Eva Geulen (* 1962), German Germanist
Jacob Grimm (1785–1863), German linguist and literary scholar, founder of German philology and classical studies
Wilhelm Grimm (1786-1859), German linguist and literary scholar
Wolfram Groddeck (* 1949), Swiss Germanist
Friedrich Gundolf (1880–1931), German Germanist and poet
Karl S. Guthke (* 1933), German-American German studies specialist

H

Ralf Häfner (* 1962), German Germanist and comparativeist
Adolf Haslinger (1933–2013), Austrian German and English studies specialist
Friedrich Heinrich von der Hagen (1780–1856), German specialist in German
Käte Hamburger (1896–1992), German specialist in German
Paul Hankamer (1891–1945), German literary historian and Germanist
Wolfgang Harms (* 1936), German Germanist
Wolfgang Haubrichs (* 1942), German medievalist and name researcher
Helmut Heißenbüttel (1921–1996), German Germanist, critic and writer
Günter Helmes (* 1954), German Germanist and media scientist
Ernest WB Hess-Lüttich (* 1949), German philologist and linguist
Gerhard Helbig (1929–2008), German linguist
Arthur Henkel (1915–2005), German Germanist and literary historian
Walter Hinck (1922–2015), German Germanist and writer
Walter Hinderer (* 1934), German specialist in German
Karl Hohensinner (* 1967), Austrian name researcher
Walter Höllerer (1922–2003), German Germanist, literary critic and writer
Johannes Holzner (* 1948), Austrian Germanist
Hans Otto Horch (* 1944), German literary scholar
Arthur Hübner (1885–1937), German specialist in German

J

Oliver Jahraus (* 1964), German Germanist, cultural and media scientist
Johannes Janota (* 1938), German Germanist, Medievalist
Uwe Japp (* 1948), German specialist in German
Herbert Jaumann (* 1945), German specialist in German
Walter Jens (1923–2013), German Germanist, literary historian, writer, critic and translator

K

Gerhard Kaiser (1927–2012), German Germanist
Nicola Kaminski (* 1967), German specialist in German
Wolfgang Kayser (1906–1960), German specialist in German
Gundolf Keil (* 1934), German Germanist and medical historian
Uwe-K. Ketelsen (* 1938), German specialist in German
Walther Killy (1917–1995), German specialist in German
Heinz Kindermann (1894–1985), German Germanist and theater scholar
Friedrich Kittler (1943–2011), German Germanist and media scientist
Volker Klotz (* 1930), German Germanist, theater critic and dramaturge
Norbert Kössinger (* 1975), German Germanist and Medievalist
Max Kommerell (1902–1944), German Germanist, writer and translator
Helmut Koopmann (* 1933), German specialist in German
Albrecht Koschorke (* 1958), German specialist in German
Helmut Kreuzer (1927–2004), German specialist in German
Wilhelm Kühlmann (* 1946), German specialist in German
Jürgen Kühnel (1944–2018), German Germanist, medievalist and media scientist

L.

Karl Lachmann (1793–1851), medievalist and classical philologist
Eberhard Lämmert (1924–2015), German Germanist and comparativeist
Dieter Lamping (* 1954), German Germanist and comparativeist
Wolfgang Leppmann (1922–2002), German-American Germanist
Helmut Lethen (* 1939), German Germanist and cultural scientist
Jürgen Link (* 1940), German German and Romanist
Clemens Lugowski (1904–1942), German specialist in German

M.

Bruno Markwardt (1899–1972), German specialist in German
Fritz Martini (1909–1991), German specialist in German and English
Steffen Martus (* 1968), German specialist in German
Ethel Matala de Mazza (* 1968), German specialist in German
Gert Mattenklott (1942–2009), German Germanist and comparativeist
Hans Mayer (1907–2001), German German scholar, critic, writer, musicologist, lawyer and social researcher
Richard M. Meyer (1860–1914), German Germanist
Norbert Miller (* 1937), German Germanist and art scholar
Hugo Moser (1909–1989), German specialist in German
Karl Müllenhoff (1818–1884), medievalist
Günther Müller (1890–1957), German Germanist
Jan-Dirk Müller (* 1941), German Germanist and Medievalist
Walter Müller-Seidel (1918–2010), German specialist in German
Hans von Müller (1875–1944), German specialist in German, writer and librarian

N

Josef Nadler (1884–1963), Austrian Germanist and literary historian
Gerhard Neumann (1934–2017), German Germanist

O

Günter Oesterle (* 1941), German specialist in German

P

Julius Petersen (1878–1941), German specialist in German
Uwe Pörksen (* 1935), German linguist and medievalist
Peter von Polenz (1928–2011), German linguist and medievalist
Wolfgang Preisendanz (1920–2007), German Germanist
Karl Prümm (* 1945), German Germanist, media scientist
Hans Pyritz (1905–1958), German specialist in German

R.

Fritz J. Raddatz (1931–2015), German essayist, biographer and novelist (doctorate on Herder, essays on Heine, Rilke, Tucholsky, biographies on Benn, Rilke)
Friedrich Ranke (1882–1950), German medievalist and folklorist
Wolfdietrich Rasch (1903–1986), German specialist in German
Walther Rehm (1901–1963), German specialist in German
Hans Reiss (1922–2020), German-Irish Germanist
Gustav Roethe (1859–1926), German Germanist and Medievalist
Erwin Rotermund (1932–2018), German specialist in German

S.

Gerhard Sauder (* 1938), German Germanist
Wilhelm Scherer (1841–1886), Austrian Germanist
Hans-Jürgen Schings (* 1937), German specialist in German
Heinz Schlaffer (* 1939), German Germanist and essayist
Peter Schlobinski (* 1954), German Germanist and linguist
Erich Schmidt (1853–1913), German Germanist
Siegfried J. Schmidt (* 1940), German Germanist and media scientist
Monika Schmitz-Emans (* 1956), German Germanist and comparativeist
Karl Ludwig Schneider (1919–1981), German specialist in German
Albrecht Schöne (* 1925), German specialist in German
Edward Schröder (1858–1942), German Germanist and Medievalist
Jochen Schulte-Sasse (1940–2012), German specialist in German
Friedrich Sengle (1909–1994), German Germanist and literary historian
Annette Simonis (* 1965), German specialist in German
Karl Simrock (1802–1876), German Germanist and Medievalist
Karl-Ernst Sommerfeldt (1926–2015), German Germanist and linguist
Emil Staiger (1908–1987), Swiss Germanist
Reiner Stach (* 1951), German author, Kafka biographer and publicist
Harald Steinhagen (* 1939), German specialist in German
Hans-Hugo Steinhoff (1937–2004), German Germanist, Medievalist
Peter Szondi (1929–1971), German Germanist and comparativeist

U

Gert Ueding (* 1942), German specialist in German
Rudolf Unger (1876–1942), German Germanist and literary historian

V

Karl Viëtor (1892–1951), German Germanist
Barbara Vinken (* 1960), German German and Romance studies
Juliane Vogel (* 1959), German literary scholar and Germanist
Joseph Vogl (* 1957), German philologist, cultural and media scientist and philosopher
Jochen Vogt (* 1943), German Germanist and literary didactician

W.

Wilhelm Wackernagel (1806–1869), German Germanist, art and cultural historian
Max von Waldberg (1858–1938), German specialist in German
Oskar Walzel (1864–1944), Austrian-German Germanist
Peter Wapnewski (1922–2012), German Medievalist and member of the PEN Center Germany
Erhard Weidl (1939–2005), German Germanist and edition scholar
Sigrid Weigel (* 1950), German Germanist and cultural scientist
Conrad Wiedemann (* 1937), German specialist in German
Benno von Wiese (1903–1987), German specialist in German
Peter Wiesinger (* 1938), Austrian Germanist
Norbert Richard Wolf (* 1943), Austrian linguist
Ferdinand Wrede (1863–1934), German linguist

Z

Carstenzell (* 1953), German specialist in German
Bernhard Zeller (1919–2008), German literary historian and archivist