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Wolfgang Mohr

1907 – 1991

German philologist, medievalist, germanist and university teacher

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Lived 1907 – 1991 (aged 84). Wolfgang Mohr was a German philologist, germanist, university teacher and medievalist.

Wolfgang Mohr (1907–1991) was a noted German medievalist and Scandinavian scholar. He was Professor of Ancient German Language and Literature at the University of Tübingen. In 1972 Hundsnurscher & Müller edited a festschrift to honour his 65th birthday.

Along with Werner Kohlschmidt and others, he was from 1955 on, an editor of Reallexikon der deutschen Literaturgeschichte (Encyclopaedia of German Literary History).

Selected publications Mohr, Wolfgang (1977) Zweimal 'Muspilli'. (Untersuchungen zur deutsch (1977) Literaturgeschichte XVIII), Walter Haug Mohr, Wolfgang. (1971) “Iweins Wahnsinn: Die Aventüre Und Ihr ‘Sinn.’” Zeitschrift Für Deutsches Altertum Und Deutsche Literatur 100, no. 1/2: 73–94. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20655674. Mohr, Wolfgang (1933). Kenningstudien. Beiträge zur Stilgeschichte der altgermanischen Dichtung. Stuttgart: W. Kohlhammer.

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University of Tübingen, Kiel University

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Who was Wolfgang Mohr?

German philologist, medievalist, germanist and university teacher (1907-1991)

When was Wolfgang Mohr born?

Wolfgang Mohr was born on 19 June 1907 in Cologne.

When did Wolfgang Mohr die?

Wolfgang Mohr died on 8 November 1991 in Tübingen.

What was Wolfgang Mohr's occupation?

Wolfgang Mohr was a philologist, germanist, university teacher and medievalist.

What nationality was Wolfgang Mohr?

Wolfgang Mohr was German.

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· Wikipedia: Wolfgang Mohr

· Wikidata: Q2590644

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