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| − | German has been formally taught at Edinburgh University since 1894, when [[Otto Schlapp (1859-1939)]] was appointed Lecturer. The Chair of German was instituted in 1919 but not filled until the appointment of Schlapp as Professor in 1926. | + | German has been formally taught at Edinburgh University since 1894, when [[Otto Schlapp (1859-1939)]] was appointed Lecturer. The Chair of German was instituted in 1919 but not filled until the appointment of Schlapp as Professor in 1926. Between 1970 and 1981 there were two Chairs of German. In 1995 the remaining Chair was renamed the Walter H. Bruford Chair of German. It has remained vacant since 2004. |
== Professors of German (1918-1951) == | == Professors of German (1918-1951) == | ||
Revision as of 11:47, 30 March 2016
German has been formally taught at Edinburgh University since 1894, when Otto Schlapp (1859-1939) was appointed Lecturer. The Chair of German was instituted in 1919 but not filled until the appointment of Schlapp as Professor in 1926. Between 1970 and 1981 there were two Chairs of German. In 1995 the remaining Chair was renamed the Walter H. Bruford Chair of German. It has remained vacant since 2004.
Professors of German (1918-1951)
- 1926-1929: Otto Schlapp (1859-1939)
- 1929-1951: Walter Horace Bruford (1894-1988)
- 1951-1969: Eudo Colecestra Mason (1901-1969)
- 1969-1989: Nicholas Arthur Furness (1923-1996)
- 1970-1981: Paul Bernard Salmon (1921-1997)
- 1990-2004: Dietrich Scheunemann (1939-2005)