Peter Wiesinger
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Born | Vienna, Austria | 15 May 1938
Nationality | Austrian |
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Doctoral advisor | Otto Höfler |
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Discipline | Germanic philology |
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Main interests | History of the German language German dialects |
Peter Wiesinger (born 15 May 1938) is an Austrian philologist who specializes in Germanic studies.
Biography[]
Peter Wiesinger was born in Vienna, Austria on 15 May 1938. He received his PhD at the University of Vienna, was subsequently a researcher on German at the University of Marburg. Wiesinger habilitated at Marburg in 1969 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. He was President of the from 1995 to 2000, and has served as its Honorary President since 2001. He is a member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the Polish Academy of Learning.
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Sources[]
- "Peter Wiesinger". University of Vienna. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
Categories:
- 1961 births
- Austrian non-fiction writers
- Austrian philologists
- Germanic studies scholars
- Linguists of Germanic languages
- Members of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
- Members of the Polish Academy of Learning
- Living people
- University of Marburg alumni
- University of Marburg faculty
- University of Vienna alumni
- University of Vienna faculty
- Linguist stubs