About Hans Naumann
Lived 1886 – 1951 (aged 65). Hans Naumann was a German linguist, university teacher, historian, literary historian, ethnologist and editor.
Hans Naumann (May 13, 1886 – September 25, 1951) was a German literary historian (philologist) and folklorist (Germanist). Naumann was the first historian to describe the Ottonian period as a medieval renaissance.
Naumann was born in Görlitz and died in Bonn. Being a member of the Nazi Party, Naumann was a strong proponent of the book burning.
Literary works Grundzüge der deutschen Volkskunde, 1922 Deutsche Dichtung der Gegenwart, 1923 Germanischer Schicksalsglaube, 1934
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German historian (1886-1951)
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Hans Naumann was born on 13 May 1886 in Görlitz.
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Hans Naumann died on 25 September 1951 in Bonn.
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Hans Naumann was a linguist, university teacher, historian, literary historian, ethnologist and editor.
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