About Alois Brandl
Lived 1855 – 1940 (aged 84). Alois Brandl was an Austrian professor, university teacher, literary historian, author, philologist and scholar of English.
Alois Brandl (Innsbruck, 21 June, 1855 – Berlin, 5 February, 1940) was an Austrian born German philologist who specialized in early-modern and modern English. He was also a Shakespeare scholar and wrote a number of notable books.
Education
He completed his PhD at the University of Vienna.
Career
He held teaching positions at the universities of Prague, Göttingen, and Strasbourg.
History of English Literature: From the fourteenth century
Samuel Taylor Coleridge and the English Romantic School
Shakespeare and Germany
The Universal Anthology
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Who was Alois Brandl?
German professor (1855–1940)
When was Alois Brandl born?
Alois Brandl was born on 21 June 1855 in Innsbruck.
When did Alois Brandl die?
Alois Brandl died on 5 February 1940 in Berlin.
What was Alois Brandl's occupation?
Alois Brandl was a professor, university teacher, literary historian, author, philologist and scholar of English.
What nationality was Alois Brandl?
Alois Brandl was Austrian.
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