Hermann Georg Fiedler | |
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 Portrait photograph of Fiedler, c.1904 | |
| Born | April 28, 1862 |
| Died | April 10, 1945 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | German |
| Citizenship | British |
| Occupation | Academic |
| Years active | 20th century |
| Known for | First Taylor Professor of the German Language and Literature |
| Title | Professor |
| Spouse | Ethel Mary (1870/71–1933, daughter of Charles Harding) |
| Children | Herma (born 1902); Beryl (born 1913, died 2 May 1920) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Leipzig University |
| Thesis | (1888) |
| Doctoral advisor | Friedrich Zarncke |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | German studies |
| Sub-discipline | German philology |
| Institutions | Queen Margaret College University of Glasgow Mason College University of Birmingham University of Oxford |
| Main interests | German language and literature |
Hermann Georg Fiedler (28 April 1862 – 10 April 1945)[1] was a German scholar, who became Taylor Professor of the German Language and Literature at the University of Oxford (1907–37).[2] He was previously lecturer in German at Mason College (which later became Birmingham University).[3]
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- ^ "Hermann Georg Fiedler". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
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