Peter Wiesinger
Peter Wiesinger | |
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| Wiesinger in 1960 | |
| Born | (1938年05月15日)15 May 1938 |
| Died | 23 June 2023(2023年06月23日) (aged 85) |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Doctoral advisor | Otto Höfler |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Germanic philology |
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| Main interests | History of the German language German dialects |
Peter Wiesinger (15 May 1938 – 23 June 2023) was an Austrian philologist who specialized in Germanic studies.
Biography
[edit ]Peter Wiesinger was born in Vienna, Austria on 15 May 1938. He received his PhD at the University of Vienna, was subsequently a researcher on German at the University of Marburg. Wiesinger habilitated at Marburg in 1969 and was appointed a professor there in 1971.
From 1972 to 2006, Wiesinger was Professor of German Language and Old German Literature at the University of Vienna, succeeding Eberhard Kranzmayer. He was President of the International Association for Germanic Studies from 1995 to 2000, and served as its Honorary President from 2001. He was a member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the Polish Academy of Learning.
Wiesinger died on 23 June 2023, at the age of 85.[1] [2]
See also
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References
[edit ]- ^ Todesanzeige auf trauerhilfe.at
- ^ Nachrufe und Erinnerungen. In: Webseite von Peter Wiesinger auf dem Internetauftritt der Universität Wien (retrieved 1 July 2023)
- "Peter Wiesinger". University of Vienna . Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- 1938 births
- 2023 deaths
- Austrian non-fiction writers
- Austrian philologists
- Germanic studies scholars
- Linguists of Germanic languages
- University of Vienna alumni
- University of Marburg alumni
- Academic staff of the University of Marburg
- Academic staff of the University of Vienna
- Members of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
- Members of the Polish Academy of Learning
- Recipients of the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class
- Writers from Vienna
- Linguist stubs