Richard Paul Wülker

Richard Paul Wülker, until 1884 surname spelled as Wülcker (29 July 1845, in Frankfurt – 8 August 1910, in Leipzig) was a German Anglist.

Richard Paul Wülker
Born(1845-07-29)July 29, 1845
DiedAugust 8, 1910(1910-08-08) (aged 65)
NationalityGerman
Academic background
Alma materHumboldt University of Berlin
Leipzig University
University of Marburg
Academic work
DisciplineEnglish studies
InstitutionsLeipzig University

He studied German and English philology at the universities of Berlin and Leipzig, and following military service in the Franco-Prussian War, he continued his education at the University of Marburg. In 1873 he obtained his habilitation for English philology at the University of Leipzig, where he later taught classes as an associate professor of English language and literature (1875–80), then served as a full professor from 1880 to 1910.[1][2]

In 1877, with Moritz Trautmann, he founded the journal Anglia, which he edited until 1890. From 1888 onward, he was a member of the Saxon Academy of Sciences. In 1900 he was named a Saxon privy court councilor.[2]

He was a brother of archivist Ernst Wülcker (1843–1895),[3] and a son-in-law to classical philologist Ludwig Lange (1825–1885).[1]

Selected works

  • Das Evangelium Nicodemi in der Abendländischen Literatur, 1872 The Gospel of Nicodemus in Western literature.
  • Altenglisches Lesebuch : zum Gebrauche bei Vorlesungen und zum Selbstunterricht, 1874 Old English reading book for use during lectures and for self-instruction.
  • Kleinere angelsächsische Dichtungen, 1879 Smaller Anglo-Saxon poems.
  • Bibliothek der angelsächsischen Poesie, as editor (by Christian W.M. Grein; 3 volumes, 1883–98) Library of Anglo-Saxon poetry.
  • Anglo-Saxon and Old English vocabularies (with Thomas Wright; 2nd edition, 2 volumes 1884).
  • Geschichte der englischen litteratur von den ältesten zeiten bis zur gegenwart, 1885 History of English literature from the earliest times to the present.
  • Grundriss zur Geschichte der angelsächsischen Litteratur, 1885 Outline of the history of Anglo-Saxon literature.
  • Codex Vercellensis, as editor, 1894 Codex Vercellensis.
  • Die Arthursage in der englischen Literatur, 1895 The Arthur Legend in English literature.
  • William Shakespeare : Sein Leben und seine Werke (by Sidney Lee, with Wülker and Martha Schwabe, 1901) William Shakespeare, his life and works.[4]

References

  1. Richard Wülker Professorenkatalog der Universität Leipzig
  2. Thibaut - Zycha / edited by Walther Killy Dictionary of German Biography
  3. Wülker Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
  4. Most widely held works about Richard Paul Wülker OCLC WorldCat
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