Stefan Hofer (Romanist)
Stefan Hofer (born July 9, 1888 in Vienna ; † May 6, 1959 ) was an Austrian Romanist .
Life
Hofer received his doctorate on June 30, 1911 in Vienna under Philipp August Becker . The topic of his dissertation was The Current State of Rabelais Research . He was then a grammar school teacher in Vienna, at the same time a scientist who published on the literature of Old and Middle French and translated from Spanish ( Vicente Blasco Ibáñez ), French and English. He was a victim of National Socialism.
After the war, Hofer became professor for Romance literature at the University of Vienna .
Works
- (Editor) Gustav Gröber : History of Central French Literature. 2nd edition, 2 volumes, Berlin 1933/1937 ( Outline of Romance Philology. New Series. III, 3 and 4)
- Chrétien de Troyes. Life and works of the old French epic poet , Graz / Cologne 1954
literature
- Toni Reinhard in: Journal for Romance Philology 75, 1959, pp. 206-209
Web links
- Literature by and about Stefan Hofer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry in the Romance Dictionary
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hofer, Stefan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian Romanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 9, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 6, 1959 |