Otto Jänicke
Otto Jänicke (born May 10, 1932 ) is a German Romance studies and linguist.
life and work
Jänicke studied in Rostock and Berlin. It was developed by Walther von Wartburg to Basel for French etymological dictionary fetched (FEW) and received his doctorate in 1964 in Basel over the names of rye in the Romance languages with special reference to Gallo Romania. A contribution to the history of the Romance grain terminology (Tübingen 1967).
He completed his habilitation in Basel in 1970 and was editor-in-chief of FEW from 1972 to 1977, then from 1977 to 1998, as successor to Max Pfister, full professor of Romance philology in Marburg .
Other works
- French etymology. Introduction and overview , Tübingen 1991
- Studies on the palatalization of the nexus consonant + (l) in the Galloromania , Hamburg 1997
Web links
- Literature by and about Otto Jänicke in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Janicke, Otto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Janicke, Otto JK |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Romance studies and linguist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 10, 1932 |