Hermann Suchier (11 December 1848, in Carlshafen – 3 July 1914, in

Halle an der Saale Halle (Saale), or simply Halle (; from the 15th to the 17th century: ''Hall in Sachsen''; until the beginning of the 20th century: ''Halle an der Saale'' ; from 1965 to 1995: ''Halle/Saale'') is the largest city of the German state of Saxony-An ...

) was a German Romance philologist of Huguenot ancestry. He is known for his studies on the history of the French language and the

literary history The history of literature is the historical development of writings in prose or poetry that attempt to provide entertainment, enlightenment, or instruction to the reader/listener/observer, as well as the development of the literary techniques ...

of the Middle Ages. He studied philology and linguistics at the universities of

Marburg Marburg ( or ) is a university town in the German federal state (''Bundesland'') of Hesse, capital of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district (''Landkreis''). The town area spreads along the valley of the river Lahn and has a population of approx ...

and

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, qualifying as a lecturer of modern languages at Marburg in 1873. Soon afterwards, he became an associate professor at the

University of Zürich The University of Zürich (UZH, german: Universität Zürich) is a public research university located in the city of Zürich, Switzerland. It is the largest university in Switzerland, with its 28,000 enrolled students. It was founded in 1833 ...

, followed by a full professorship at Münster Academy in 1875. In 1876 he was appointed chair of Romance philology at the

University of Halle Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg (german: Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg), also referred to as MLU, is a public, research-oriented university in the cities of Halle and Wittenberg and the largest and oldest university i ...

, where in 1901/02 he served as

academic rector A rector (Latin for 'ruler') is a senior official in an educational institution, and can refer to an official in either a university or a secondary school. Outside the English-speaking world the rector is often the most senior official in a un ...

. In 1879 he founded the journa
''Bibliotheca normannica''

Selected works

* ''Aucassin und Nicolete'', 1878 – '' Aucassin and Nicolette''. * ''Bibliotheca normannica; Denkmäler normannischer Literatur und Sprache'' (from 1879) – ''Bibliotheca normannica''; monuments of Norman literature and

language Language is a structured system of communication. The structure of a language is its grammar and the free components are its vocabulary. Languages are the primary means by which humans communicate, and may be conveyed through a variety of ...

. * ''Oeuvres poétiques de Philippe de Remi, sire de Beaumanoir'' (2 volumes 1884–85) – Poetic works of Philippe de Rémi, father of Philippe de Beaumanoir. * ''Altfranzösische Grammatik'', 1893 – Old French grammar. * ''Les Narbonnais; chanson de geste'' (2 volumes, 1898) –

Aymeri de Narbonne Aymeri de Narbonne is a legendary hero of Old French '' chansons de geste'' and the Matter of France. In the legendary material, as elaborated and expanded in various medieval texts, Aymeri is a knight in the time of Charlemagne's wars with the S ...

;

chanson de geste The ''chanson de geste'' (, from Latin 'deeds, actions accomplished') is a medieval narrative, a type of epic poem that appears at the dawn of French literature. The earliest known poems of this genre date from the late 11th and early 12th ce ...

. * ''Geschichte der französischen litteratur von den ältesten zeiten bis zur gegenwart'' (with Adolf Birch-Hirschfeld, 1900) – History of French literature from the earliest times to the present. * ''Die französische und provenzalische Sprache und ihre Mundarten'', 1906 – French and

Provençal language Provençal may refer to: *Of Provence, a region of France *Provençal dialect, a dialect of the Occitan language, spoken in the southeast of France *''Provençal'', meaning the whole Occitan language *Franco-Provençal language Franco-Prove ...

and their dialects. * ''La chançun de Guillelme. Französiches volksepos des XI. jahrhunderts'', 1911 – '' Chanson de Guillaume''; French epics of the 11th century.HathiTrust Digital Library
(published works)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Suchier, Hermann 1848 births 1914 deaths People from Kassel (district) People from the Electorate of Hesse Linguists from Germany German literary historians German medievalists Romance philologists University of Marburg alumni Leipzig University alumni Academic staff of the University of Zurich Academic staff of the University of Münster Academic staff of the University of Halle