Theo Meyer
Theo Meyer (born November 8, 1932 in Solingen ; † November 18, 2007 in Würzburg ) was a German German scholar and writer .
Life
Meyer studied literature, philosophy and history in Cologne , Freiburg and Mainz . He received his doctorate in 1967 in Cologne on Gottfried Benn and received his habilitation in Mainz in 1975 on the theory of expressionism . Since 1978 he has held the chair for modern German literature and the history of ideas at the Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg . His specialties were German expressionism in literature, Gottfried Benn , Friedrich Nietzsche . As an expert for Thomas Mann , he was in the television program Der Großer Preis on ZDF . Meyer was a champion for democracy.
Fonts
- Theory of naturalism. Reclam, Ditzingen 1973, ISBN 3-150-09475-5 .
- The Paralyzed: A Romantic Novel. Lehmann, Gerbrunn near Würzburg 1980, ISBN 3-881-62109-1 .
- Nietzsche and art. UTB. Stuttgart 1993, ISBN 3-825-21414-1 .
- Nietzsche. Art concept and concept of life. Francke, Tübingen 2000, ISBN 3-772-01738-X .
literature
- Evangelos Konstantinou : Obituary for Prof. Dr. Theo Meyer , In: Philia I / 2008
- Dieter Harmening: Laudation on the occasion of Theo Meyer's 70th birthday , In: Philia I-II / 2003
Web links
- Literature by and about Theo Meyer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Chair for modern German history of literature and ideas at the Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg
- Prof. Dr. Theo Meyer turns 70 , report on uni-wuerzburg.de, seen July 2, 2012
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Table of contents of the journal Philia of the European Center for Scientific, Ecumenical and Cultural Cooperation eV - Greek-German Initiative at europa-zentrum-wuerzburg.de, viewed July 2, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meyer, Theo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 8, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Solingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 18, 2007 |
| Place of death | Wurzburg |