Swiss literary scholar. And Germanist
For the: Swiss Olympic athlete, see Max Wehrli (athlete).
Max Wehrli | |
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Born | 17 September 1909 |
Died | 18 December 1998(1998-12-18) (aged 89) Zurich |
Alma mater | University of Zurich |
Scientific career | |
Fields | German studies |
Institutions | University of Zurich |
Doctoral advisor | Emil Ermatinger |
Doctoral students | Harald Burger |
Max Wehrli (17 September 1909 â 18 December 1998) was a Swiss literary scholar and "Germanist." Wehrli studied from 1928 till 1935 Germanic and Greek at theââUniversities of Zurich and Berlin. Among his teachers were Emil Ermatinger, Ernst Howald and Nicolai Hartmann. 1936 he wrote his Ph.D. thesis at the "University of Zurich."
Since 1953 Max Wehrli was tenured professor for the history of German literature at Zurich. 1955 he was visiting professor at the Columbia University in New York City.
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- Johann Jakob Bodmer und die Geschichte der Literatur. ZĂŒrich, "Phil." I Sekt., Diss. Frauenfeld, "Leipzig 1936."
- Das barocke Geschichtsbild in Lohensteins Arminius. Frauenfeld, Leipzig 1938.
- Allgemeine Literaturwissenschaft. Bern 1951.
- Gottfried Kellers VerhÀltnis zum eigenen Schaffen. Basel 1963.
- Formen mittelalterlicher ErzĂ€hlung: AufsĂ€tze. ZĂŒrich 1969.
- Geschichte der deutschen Literatur von den AnfÀngen bis zum Ende des 16. Jahrhunderts. Stuttgart 1980.
- Literatur im deutschen Mittelalter: eine poetologische EinfĂŒhrung. Stuttgart 1984.