Wolfgang Viereck
Wolfgang Viereck (born September 4, 1937 in Berlin ; † September 4, 2018 ) was a German Anglicist .
Life
He studied English, French and political science at the University of Marburg . After receiving his doctorate in 1966 at the University of Hamburg and habilitation in 1970 at the University of Mainz , he became full professor for English linguistics at the University of Graz in 1973 . In 1978 he moved to the comprehensive university (from 1979 university) Bamberg , where he was the first holder of the chair for English linguistics and medieval studies. He held this position until his retirement in September 2005. He was a member of the Academia Europaea (since 2003) and the Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala (since 2007) and has received several honorary doctorates.
Fonts (selection)
- Phonematic analysis of the dialect of Gateshead-upon-Tyne / Co. Durham . Hamburg 1966, OCLC 1955954 .
- Regional and social manifestations of British and American English . Tübingen 1975, ISBN 3-484-40036-6 .
- Pri la Kulturhistorio de Eŭropo. On the cultural history of Europe. A contribution to the European Year of Languages 2001 . Göttingen 2000, ISBN 3-932975-32-4 .
- English studies in Poznań / Posen with special attention to the imperial university and brief insights into the Poznań-Bamberg contacts . Bamberg 2005, ISBN 3-00-017795-7 .
literature
- as editors Heinrich Ramisch and Kenneth Wynne: Language in time and space. Studies in honor of Wolfgang Viereck on the occasion of his 60th birthday . Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-515-07041-9 .
- Wolfgangus Viereck. Doctor honoris causa Universitatis Studiorum Mickiewiczianae Posnaniensis. 24 V 1999 . Poznań 2000, ISBN 83-232-1037-3 .
- as editor Guido Oebel: Japanese contributions to culture and language. Studia Iaponica Wolfgango Viereck emerito oblata . Munich 2006, ISBN 3-89586-376-9 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ High esteem, worldwide: The English linguist Wolfgang Viereck has passed away. Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, September 13, 2018, accessed on March 17, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Wolfgang Viereck. Academia Europaea, accessed March 17, 2020 .
1. Chair of Literary Studies: Karl Luick (1898–1908) | Alois Pogatscher (1908–1911) | Albert Eichler (1911–1944) | Herbert Koziol (1944–1961) | Franz Karl Stanzel (1962–1993) | Werner Wolf (since 1994)
2. Chair of Linguistics I: Hans Ernst Pinsker (1967–1970) | Wolfgang Viereck (1973–1978) | Alwin Fill (1980-2008) | Catharina Henrica Elisabeth Mennen (since 2015)
3. Chair of Linguistics II: Wolfgang Riehle (1973–2006) | Daniela Wawra (2009-2010) | Remus Gergel (2012–2016) | Gunther Kaltenböck (since 2019)
4th Chair for Subject Didactics I: Sarah Jane Mercer (since 2015)
5th Chair of Didactics II: Elizabeth Erling (since 2017)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Viereck, Wolfgang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Anglist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 4, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th September 2018 |