Tag: scholar
On the death of the literary scholar Peter Demetz – Culture
In the last sentence of his book “Forms of Realism: Theodor Fontane” (1964), Peter Demetz spoke of the “gentle law of a recurring formality of one’s own way of life,…
Obituary: An outstanding scholar
The Egyptologist and cultural theorist Jan Assmann is dead. His legacy is two powerful theories on the development of our culture. source site
Dramaturg and theater scholar Anke Roeder died – Munich
Anke Roeder could hardly be overlooked in Munich theater life. Not working as an actress herself, but as a theater scholar, dramaturge and professional spectator, she looked like a diva.…
Classics scholar Hellmut Flashar has died. An obituary. – Culture
Shortly after the important Goethe researcher Ernst Grumach died in London in October 1967, his will was opened in Berlin. In it, the Holocaust survivor stipulated that Hellmut Flashar should…
Hans-Thies Lehmann: On the death of the theater scholar. – Culture
He shaped the theater as it is today: Hans-Thies Lehmann, theorist of “post-dramatic theatre”, is dead. It is a rare exception that a theater scholar, of all people, shaped an…
Obituary for the author and literary scholar Inge Jens – Culture
“When I look back on my life, I have reason to be very grateful,” Inge Jens said in an interview in 2008. Now, a few weeks before her 95th birthday,…
At the age of 94: literary scholar Inge Jens has died
At 94 years of age Literary scholar Inge Jens has died Inge Jens is dead. The literary scholar and writer died at the age of 94. Photo: picture alliance /…
Inge Jens: literary scholar died at the age of 94
Author and literary scholar “The intellectual life of the Federal Republic co-shaped”: Inge Jens is dead Inge Jens (archive picture from 2017) died at the age of 94 © picture…
Hartmut Geerken is dead: The universal scholar – culture
Hartmut Geerken was an artist, poet, estate administrator – and found happiness in this multitude of people. Now he has died at the age of 82. If you visited Hartmut…