Fyodor Braun
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Friedrich Braun or Fyodor Aleksandrovich Braun (1862-1942) was a Russia
n-German
scholar who provided philological and mythological backing for the Normanist theory.
Braun came to study Scandinavian and Germanic epics on the advice of Alexander Veselovsky
. He graduated from St. Petersburg University in 1885 (with a gold medal for his thesis on Beowulf
) and was a lecturer at the Bestuzhev Courses
. He was appointed dean of the university's department of history and philology in 1905. His major writings, including a 1899 monograph on the relations between the Goths
and Ancient Slavs, concern the history of Germanic peoples in Eastern Europe.
In 1920 Professor Braun was sent on a business trip to Germany, where he decided to remain. He joined the staff of the Leipzig University in 1922 and published a paper in support of the Japhetic theory. He retired from teaching 10 years later. Elena Rydzevskaya and Viktor Zhirmunsky
were among his disciples.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n-German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
scholar who provided philological and mythological backing for the Normanist theory.
Braun came to study Scandinavian and Germanic epics on the advice of Alexander Veselovsky
Alexander Veselovsky
Alexander Nikolayevich Veselovsky was a leading literary theorist of Imperial Russia who laid the groundwork for comparative literary studies.- Life and work :...
. He graduated from St. Petersburg University in 1885 (with a gold medal for his thesis on Beowulf
Beowulf
Beowulf , but modern scholars agree in naming it after the hero whose life is its subject." of an Old English heroic epic poem consisting of 3182 alliterative long lines, set in Scandinavia, commonly cited as one of the most important works of Anglo-Saxon literature.It survives in a single...
) and was a lecturer at the Bestuzhev Courses
Bestuzhev Courses
The Bestuzhev Courses were the largest and most prominent women's higher education institution in Imperial Russia.The institute opened its doors in 1878. It was named after Konstantin Bestuzhev-Ryumin, the first director. Other professors included Baudouin de Courtenay, Alexander Borodin, Faddei...
. He was appointed dean of the university's department of history and philology in 1905. His major writings, including a 1899 monograph on the relations between the Goths
Goths
The Goths were an East Germanic tribe of Scandinavian origin whose two branches, the Visigoths and the Ostrogoths, played an important role in the fall of the Roman Empire and the emergence of Medieval Europe....
and Ancient Slavs, concern the history of Germanic peoples in Eastern Europe.
In 1920 Professor Braun was sent on a business trip to Germany, where he decided to remain. He joined the staff of the Leipzig University in 1922 and published a paper in support of the Japhetic theory. He retired from teaching 10 years later. Elena Rydzevskaya and Viktor Zhirmunsky
Viktor Zhirmunsky
Viktor Maksimovich Zhirmunsky was a Russian literary historian and linguist...
were among his disciples.