Peter Wiesinger (15 May 1938 – 23 June 2023) was an Austrian philologist who specialized in Germanic studies.

Biography

Peter Wiesinger was born in

Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...

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on 15 May 1938. He received his

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at the

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, was subsequently a researcher on German at the University of Marburg. Wiesinger habilitated at Marburg in 1969 and was appointed a professor there in 1971. From 1972 to 2006, Wiesinger was Professor of German Language and Old German Literature at the University of Vienna, succeeding Eberhard Kranzmayer. He was President of the International Association for Germanic Studies from 1995 to 2000, and served as its Honorary President from 2001. He was a member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the Polish Academy of Learning. Wiesinger died on 23 June 2023, at the age of 85.Todesanzeige
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* 1938 births 2023 deaths Austrian non-fiction writers Austrian philologists Germanic studies scholars Linguists of Germanic languages University of Vienna alumni University of Marburg alumni Academic staff of the University of Marburg Academic staff of the University of Vienna Members of the Austrian Academy of Sciences Members of the Polish Academy of Learning Recipients of the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class Writers from Vienna {{Philologist-stub

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