Karl Vossler

Karl Vossler (6 September 1872, in Hohenheim – 19 September 1949, in Munich) was a German linguist and scholar, and a leading Romanist.[1] Vossler was known for his interest in Italian thought, and as a follower of Benedetto Croce. He declared his support of the German military by signing the Manifesto of the Ninety-Three in 1914. However, he opposed the Nazi government, and supported many Jewish intellectuals at that time.

Karl Vossler
Karl Vossler (1926)
Born(1872-09-06)6 September 1872
Hohenheim, Württemberg, Germany
Died19 September 1949(1949-09-19) (aged 77)
Munich, West Germany
OccupationRomanist

In 1897 he received his doctorate from the University of Heidelberg, and in 1909 was named a professor of Romance studies at the University of Würzburg. From 1911 onward, he taught classes at the University of Munich.[2]

Works by Vossler published in English
  • "Mediaeval culture; an introduction to Dante and his times"; translated by William Cranston Lawton (1929).
  • "The spirit of language in civilization"; translated by Oscar Oeser (1932).
  • "Jean Racine"; translated by Isabel and Florence McHugh (1972).[3]

See also

Notes
  1. Darko Suvin called him The leading Romanist of pre-Nazi times
  2. Thibaut - Zycha / edited by Walther Killy Dictionary of German Biography
  3. HathiTrust Digital Library (published works)



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