Walther Paul Fischer
Walther Paul Fischer (born January 17, 1889 in Reutlingen , † January 6, 1961 in Marburg ) was a German English student.
Life
He studied in Montpellier and Munich. After receiving his doctorate ( The literary relations between La Fontaine and the 'Astrée' of Honoré d'Urfé ) at the University of Pennsylvania in 1913 and his habilitation ( Die Personal Relationships Richard Monckton Milnes ', Houghton's first Baron, with Germany, paying special attention to his friendship with Varnhagen von Ense ) in Würzburg in 1919 he became professor in Dresden in 1922, in Gießen in 1926 and later in Marburg until his retirement in 1955.
Fonts (selection)
- American prose. From the civil war to the present (1863–1922) . Leipzig 1926, OCLC 3023833 .
- Main questions of American studies. Studies and essays . Bielefeld 1928, OCLC 890702332 .
- The English literature of the United States of North America . Potsdam 1931, OCLC 12158934 .
- German cultural influence at the Victorian court until the founding of the German Empire (1870) . Giessen 1951.
Web links
- obituary
- Fischer, Walther Paul. Hessian biography. (As of May 16, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fischer, Walther Paul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fischer, Walther P .; Fischer, Walther |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Anglist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 17, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Reutlingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 6, 1961 |
| Place of death | Marburg |