Karl Vossler

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name = Karl Vossler


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birth_date = birth date|1872|9|6|df=y
birth_place = Hohenheim, Württemberg, Germany
death_date = death date and age|1949|9|19|1872|9|6|df=y
death_place = Munich, West Germany
occupation = Romanist
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Karl Vossler (6 September 1872 – 19 September 1949, Munich) was a German linguist and scholar, and a leading Romanist. [Darko Suvin called him "The leading Romanist of pre-Nazi times" [http://www.iablis.de/iablis_t/2003/suvink.htm] ] 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.

ee also

* Karl-Vossler-Preis

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Persondata
NAME=Vossler, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Voßler, Karl
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Romanist
DATE OF BIRTH=1872-09-06
PLACE OF BIRTH=Hohenheim, Germany
DATE OF DEATH=1949-09-19
PLACE OF DEATH=Munich, West Germany