Agathe Lasch | |
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Alma mater | Heidelberg University |
Known for | grammar and dictionary of Middle Low German, linguistics of Berlin and Hamburg dialects |
Scientific career | |
Fields | German studies, Linguistics, Philology |
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Agathe Lasch (born 4 July 1879, in Berlin; died 18 August 1942, in Riga) was a German philologist. She was the first female professor of German studies in Germany, and the first female professor at the University of Hamburg. She is a pioneer of the historical study of the Middle Low German language. As a Jew, Lasch was murdered during the Holocaust.