Karl Vossler (6 September 1872 – 19 September 1949) was a German linguist and scholar, and a leading romance philologist. Vossler was known for his interest in Italian thought, and as a follower of

Benedetto Croce Benedetto Croce, ( , ; 25 February 1866 – 20 November 1952) was an Italian idealist philosopher, historian, and politician who wrote on numerous topics, including philosophy, history, historiography, and aesthetics. A Cultural liberalism, poli ...

. He declared his support of the German military by signing the

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in 1914. However, he opposed the Nazi government, and supported many Jewish intellectuals at that time. In 1897 he received his doctorate from the

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, and in 1909 was named a professor of

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at the

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. From 1911 onward, he taught classes at the

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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).HathiTrust Digital Library
(published works)

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* * Dante Alighieri: ''Die Göttliche Komödie''. Deutsch von Karl Vossle
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1872 births 1949 deaths German Hispanists Romance philologists Dante scholars Translators of Dante Alighieri Linguists from Germany Heidelberg University alumni Writers from Stuttgart Academic staff of the University of Würzburg Academic staff of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class) Members of the German Academy of Sciences at Berlin {{Germany-linguist-stub

Works by Vossler published in English

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