Wulf Köpke (Germanist)
Wulf Köpke (* 24. September 1928 in Lübeck ; † 16th May 2010 ) was a German - American Germanist .
Life
In the post-war period he studied German and philosophy in Freiburg im Breisgau and Paris. After receiving his doctorate in 1955 in Freiburg im Breisgau on The Problem of Reality in Jean Paul's Late Work , he became a lecturer for German language and literature in Singapore, and then worked at the Goethe Institute in Munich. He has taught in Chicago, Houston, and Texas A&M University . In 2004 Köpke was awarded the Herder Medal of the International Herder Society.
Fonts (selection)
- Lion Feuchtwanger . Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-08696-9 .
- Understanding Max Frisch . Columbia 1991, ISBN 0-87249-714-3 .
- The Germans. Past and present . Fort Worth 1993, ISBN 0-03-074989-1 .
- Waiting room years. German writers in exile after 1933 . Erkelenz 2008, ISBN 978-3-932483-21-9 .
literature
- as editor Karl Menges : literature and history. Festschrift for Wulf Koepke on his 70th birthday . Amsterdam 1998, ISBN 90-420-0443-6 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Wulf Köpke in the catalog of the German National Library
- obituary
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Köpke, Wulf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Koepke, Wulf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-American German studies specialist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 24, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lübeck |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 16, 2010 |