Heinrich Körting
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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
. He wrote:
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, a brother of Gustav Körting
Gustav Körting
Gustav Carl Otto Körting 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 . He went to Münster in 1876 and in 1892 to Kiel as professor of Romance philology...
. Like his brother, he was a Romance scholar. He was born in Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
, became privatdozent
Privatdozent
Privatdozent or Private lecturer is a title conferred in some European university systems, especially in German-speaking countries, for someone who pursues an academic career and holds all formal qualifications to become a tenured university professor...
in 1885, and in 1889 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...
at the University of 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...
. He wrote:
- Geschichte des franzöischchen Romans im siebzehnten Jahrhundert (second edition, 1891)
- Neugriechisch und Romanisch (1896)
- Bemerkungen über den Begriff und die Teile des grammatischen Satzes (1905)
- Adolf Turold, Roman (1906)
- Etymologisches Wörterbuch der französiche Sprache (1908)
- Etymologisches Lehr- und Fremdwörterbuch der deutsche Sprache (1910)