Rudolf Baehr

Rudolf Baehr (born January 6, 1922 in Bamberg ; † November 10, 2010 in Salzburg ) was a German Romance philologist whose place of work was Salzburg.

life and work

Baehr received his doctorate in 1952 under Gerhard Rohlfs in Munich with studies on rhetoric in the Rime Guittones of Arezzo and became an assistant. He completed his habilitation there in 1954 with the work Spanish verse theory on a historical basis. I. Middle Ages and from then on he worked as a private lecturer. In 1960 he became an adjunct professor. Baehr was a full professor of Romance philology from 1965 to 1990 (also rector from 1969 to 1971) at the University of Salzburg . Baehr was an honorary doctor of the University of Reims and holder of several Austrian orders of merit.

Awards

1972: Great Silver Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria

More fonts

as editor: Kristian von Troyes : Yvain (The Lion Knight) (= collection of Romanesque exercise texts . 43, ZDB -ID 503717-7 ). By W. Foerster's last issue in selection processes and provided with introduction and glossary. Niemeyer, Tübingen 1958.

Spanish verse theory on a historical basis (= collection of short textbooks on Romance languages and literatures. 16, ZDB -ID 517267-6 ). Niemeyer, Tübingen 1962, (In Spanish: Manual de versificación española (= Biblioteca románica hispánica. 3: Manuales. 25, ZDB -ID 421624-6 ). Gredos, Madrid 1970, reprinted several times).

as editor: Walther Suchier : French verse theory on a historical basis (= collection of short textbooks on Romance languages and literatures. 14, ZDB -ID 517267-6 ). 2nd Edition. Niemeyer, Tübingen 1963.

as editor: The Provencal Minnesang. A cross-section through the more recent research discussion (= ways of research . 6). Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 1967.

as editor with Kurt Wais : Serta Romanica. Festschrift for Gerhard Rohlfs on his 75th birthday. Niemeyer, Tübingen 1968.

as editor: Eneas. Antiquating novel of the 12th century (= collection of Romanesque exercise texts. 53). Published in selection. Niemeyer, Tübingen 1969.

Introduction to French verse theory. Beck, Munich 1970, ISBN 3-406-03358-X .

literature

Dieter Messner , Wolfgang Pöckl , with the collaboration of Angela Birner (ed.): Romanesque Middle Ages. Festschrift for the 60th birthday of Rudolf Baehr (= Göppingen academic contributions. 115). Kümmerle, Göppingen 1981, ISBN 3-87452-554-6 .
Alexander Pinwinkler : The “founding generation” of the University of Salzburg : biographies, networks, appointment policy, 1960-1975. Böhlau, Vienna-Cologne-Weimar 2020, ISBN 978-3-205-20937-9 .
Brigitte Winklehner (ed.): Literature and science. Encounter and integration. Festschrift for Rudolf Baehr (= Romanica et comparatistica. 6). Stauffenburg, Tübingen 1987, ISBN 3-923721-56-0 .

Web links

Literature by and about Rudolf Baehr in the catalog of the German National Library
Literature by and about Rudolf Baehr in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
http://www.salzburg.com/wiki/index.php/Rudolf_Baehr
http://www.association-romainrolland.org/baehr.htm (with picture)

Individual evidence

↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)

personal data
SURNAME	Baehr, Rudolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German Romanist
DATE OF BIRTH	January 6, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bamberg
DATE OF DEATH	November 10, 2010
Place of death	Salzburg

[1] List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)