Wolfgang Mieder
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Wolfgang Mieder is professor of German and folklore at the University of Vermont
, in Burlington, Vermont
, USA. He is a graduate of Olivet College
(BA), the University of Michigan
(MA), and Michigan State University
(PhD). He has been a guest speaker at the University of Freiburg
in Germany, the country where he was born.
He is most well known as a scholar of paremiology, the study of proverbs. Since 1984 he has been the editor of Proverbium: Yearbook of International Proverb Scholarship
, an annual journal published by the University of Vermont. He is editor of the Supplement Series to Proverbium, and has authored numerous books and over three hundred articles on proverbs. He has published extensively in English and in German. He is the creator of the term anti-proverb
, proverbs that are twisted from their original forms.
His work also includes contributions to paremiography
, the collecting and writing of proverbs. He has published a number of collections of proverbs, both topical and international. Also, in every year's volume of Proverbium, he publishes a list of proverbs collections that have recently been published.
He was honored by three festschrift publications on his 60th birthday. He was recently honored with a festschrift volume to honor his 65th birthday.
University of Vermont
The University of Vermont comprises seven undergraduate schools, an honors college, a graduate college, and a college of medicine. The Honors College does not offer its own degrees; students in the Honors College concurrently enroll in one of the university's seven undergraduate colleges or...
, in Burlington, Vermont
Burlington, Vermont
Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County. Burlington lies south of the U.S.-Canadian border and some south of Montreal....
, USA. He is a graduate of Olivet College
Olivet College
Olivet College is a coeducational, liberal arts college located in Olivet, Michigan, United States, south of Lansing and west of Detroit. It is affiliated with the United Church of Christ and the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches, and accredited by the North Central...
(BA), the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
(MA), and Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
(PhD). He has been a guest speaker at the University of Freiburg
University of Freiburg
The University of Freiburg , sometimes referred to in English as the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.The university was founded in 1457 by the Habsburg dynasty as the...
in Germany, the country where he was born.
He is most well known as a scholar of paremiology, the study of proverbs. Since 1984 he has been the editor of Proverbium: Yearbook of International Proverb Scholarship
Proverbium (journal)
Proverbium: Yearbook of International Proverb Scholarship is an academic journal devoted to paremiology, the study of proverbs. It is published annually by the University of Vermont and has been edited by Wolfgang Mieder, professor of German and folklore at the university, since the journal's...
, an annual journal published by the University of Vermont. He is editor of the Supplement Series to Proverbium, and has authored numerous books and over three hundred articles on proverbs. He has published extensively in English and in German. He is the creator of the term anti-proverb
Anti-proverb
An anti-proverb is the transformation of a stereotype word sequence – as e. g. a proverb, a quotation, or an idiom – for humorous effect. To have full effect, an anti-proverb must be based on a known proverb...
, proverbs that are twisted from their original forms.
His work also includes contributions to paremiography
Paremiography
Paremiography is the study of the collection and writing of proverbs. It is a sub-field of paremiology, the study of proverbs.There are many published collection of proverbs, ranging from ancient Akkadian clay tablets to internet sites. Published collections of proverbs are formatted in a variety...
, the collecting and writing of proverbs. He has published a number of collections of proverbs, both topical and international. Also, in every year's volume of Proverbium, he publishes a list of proverbs collections that have recently been published.
He was honored by three festschrift publications on his 60th birthday. He was recently honored with a festschrift volume to honor his 65th birthday.