Gustav Körting
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Gustav Carl Otto Körting (1845-1913) was a German
philologist, whose specialty was focused on Romance languages
and English
. He was born in Dresden
and taught there after four years of study at Leipzig
(1863-67). He went to Münster
in 1876 and in 1892 to Kiel
as professor
of Romance philology. In 1879 he became editor with Koschwitz
of the Zeitschrift für neufranzösische Sprache und Litteratur and in the following year of Französische Studien. His more important works are:
He was a brother of Heinrich Körting
.
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....
philologist, whose specialty was focused on Romance languages
Romance languages
The Romance languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family, more precisely of the Italic languages subfamily, comprising all the languages that descend from Vulgar Latin, the language of ancient Rome...
and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. He was born in Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
and taught there after four years of study at Leipzig
University of Leipzig
The University of Leipzig , located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university in Germany...
(1863-67). He went to Münster
Münster
Münster is an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also capital of the local government region Münsterland...
in 1876 and in 1892 to Kiel
Kiel
Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 238,049 .Kiel is approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the north of Germany, the southeast of the Jutland peninsula, and the southwestern shore of the...
as professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of Romance philology. In 1879 he became editor with Koschwitz
Eduard Koschwitz
Eduard Koschwitz was a Romance philologist, born at Breslau. In 1877 he became docent at Strassburg and afterward was made professor at Greifswald and Marburg. His specialty was French and Occitan...
of the Zeitschrift für neufranzösische Sprache und Litteratur and in the following year of Französische Studien. His more important works are:
- Ueber die Quellen des Roman de Rou (1867)
- Diktys und Dares: Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Troja-Sage (1874)
- Petrarca's Leben und Werke (1878)
- Geschichte der Litteratur Italiens (1878-84)
- Boccaccios Leben und Werke (1880)
- Die Anfränge der Renaissancelitteratur in Italien (1882)
- Encyklopädie und Methodologie der romanischen Philologie (1884-88)
- Lateinisch-Romanisches Wörterbuch (third edition, 1907)
- Grundriss der Geschichte der englischen Litteratur (1887; fifth edition, 1910)
- Formenlehre der französischen Sprache (1893-98)
He was a brother of Heinrich Körting
Heinrich Körting
Heinrich Körting was a German philologist, a brother of Gustav Körting. Like his brother, he was a Romance scholar. He was born in Leipzig, became privatdozent in 1885, and in 1889 professor at the University of Leipzig...
.