Ruprecht Wimmer

Ruprecht Wimmer (born September 18, 1942 in Munich ) is a German German philologist and was president of the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt for many years .

Life

After the Abitur studied Ruprecht Wimmer German and classical philology at the University of Munich on teaching , made the state exam in German, Latin and Greek. He then worked as a trainee teacher in Munich and as a university assistant at the universities of Munich and Münster (Westphalia) . In 1980 he completed his habilitation in Modern German Literature at the University of Münster. After teaching in Saint-Etienne ( France ), he was appointed professor for modern German literature at the Catholic University of Eichstätt in 1982 .

From 1993 to 1996 he was Vice President of the University of Eichstätt, from 1996 to 2008 he was its President.

Wimmer is married to Françoise and has two sons and a daughter.

Focus

The scientific focus of Ruprecht Wimmer was the life and work of Thomas Mann .

Memberships

• Thomas Mann Society
• Görres Society (Advisory Board)
• European Academy of Sciences and Arts
• Institute for Eastern European Church History
• Grimmelshausen Society (board member)
• University Council of the University of Vechta (2005–2019 member, 2007–2019 chairman)
• University Council of the University of Passau (external member)

Honors

• Honorary doctorate from the University of Oradea ( Romania )

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1. ↑ See http://www.brennessel.com/brennessel/rubriken/06art07/allgemein_koepfe_ruprecht_wimmer.php
2. ↑ See http://idw-online.de/pages/de/news42614
3. ↑ See http://www.fischerverlage.de/autor/Ruprecht_Wimmer/14752?_navi_area=fv_vert2&_navi_item=02.00.00.00&_letter=W
4. ↑ See https://www.uni-vechta.de/universitaet/gremien/hochschulrat/
5. ↑ See http://www.uni-passau.de/921.html?&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=570&cHash=73e2dbd2b1
6. ↑ Former KU President Wimmer turns 70 . Article dated September 14, 2012, accessed November 1, 2015.
7. ↑ University President Wimmer received an honorary doctorate in Oradea, Romania . Article dated November 21, 2002, accessed November 1, 2015.

Web links

• Literature by and about Ruprecht Wimmer in the catalog of the German National Library
• portrait

predecessor	Office	successor
Nikolaus Lobkowicz	President of the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (KU) 1996–2008	Andreas Lob-Hüdepohl