Karl Vossler (6 September 1872, in
Hohenheim – 19 September 1949, in
Munich) was a German linguist and scholar, and a leading
Romanist. 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. In most regards, Croce was a lib ...
. He declared his support of the German military by signing the
Manifesto of the Ninety-Three in 1914. However, he opposed the Nazi government, and supported many Jewish intellectuals at that time.
In 1897 he received his doctorate from the
University of Heidelberg, and in 1909 was named a professor of
Romance studies at the
University of Würzburg. From 1911 onward, he taught classes at the
University of Munich.
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)
See also
* Karl-Vossler-Preis
From 1984 to 2002, the Free State of Bavaria biennially awarded its Karl-Vossler-Preis, named after Karl Vossler, to authors of scientific literature of distinguished literary quality written in German. The award was aimed at fostering the status ...
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External links
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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
Linguists from Germany
Heidelberg University alumni
Writers from Stuttgart
University of Würzburg faculty
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich faculty
Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class)
Members of the German Academy of Sciences at Berlin
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