Walter Horace Bruford
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Walter Horace Bruford, FBA
(July 14, 1894 – June 28, 1988) was a British scholar of German literature
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Walter Horace Bruford was born in Manchester in 1894. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School and then he studied at St. John's College, Cambridge, and also at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. During World War I
he served with the Royal Navy
cryptographic Intelligence Division in Room 40
at the Admiralty. After the war he did some research at Zurich and then in 1920 became a Lecturer in German at Aberdeen University, and then Reader in 1923. Bruford was then Professor of German at the University of Edinburgh
, 1929–1951, though was seconded to the Foreign Office during World War II
, 1939–1943, to work at Bletchley Park
. From 1951 he was Schröder Professor of German
at the University of Cambridge
until 1961. His publications include Sound and Symbol with Professor J. J. Findlay, Germany in the Eighteenth Century, Die Gesellschaftlichen Grundlagen der Goethezeit, Chekhov and his Russia, Literary Interpretation in Germany and many more. He lived at Abbey St. Bathans, Duns, Berwickshire. Professor Walter Horace Bruford died in 1988.
British Academy
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(July 14, 1894 – June 28, 1988) was a British scholar of German literature
German literature
German literature comprises those literary texts written in the German language. This includes literature written in Germany, Austria, the German part of Switzerland, and to a lesser extent works of the German diaspora. German literature of the modern period is mostly in Standard German, but there...
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Walter Horace Bruford was born in Manchester in 1894. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School and then he studied at St. John's College, Cambridge, and also at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. During World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
he served with the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
cryptographic Intelligence Division in Room 40
Room 40
In the history of Cryptanalysis, Room 40 was the section in the Admiralty most identified with the British cryptoanalysis effort during the First World War.Room 40 was formed in October 1914, shortly after the start of the war...
at the Admiralty. After the war he did some research at Zurich and then in 1920 became a Lecturer in German at Aberdeen University, and then Reader in 1923. Bruford was then Professor of German at the University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
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, 1929–1951, though was seconded to the Foreign Office during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, 1939–1943, to work at Bletchley Park
Bletchley Park
Bletchley Park is an estate located in the town of Bletchley, in Buckinghamshire, England, which currently houses the National Museum of Computing...
. From 1951 he was Schröder Professor of German
Schröder Professor of German
The Schröder Professorship of German is the senior professorship in the study of the German language at the University of Cambridge, and was founded in 1909 by a donation of £20,000 from John Henry Schröder, of J. H...
at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
until 1961. His publications include Sound and Symbol with Professor J. J. Findlay, Germany in the Eighteenth Century, Die Gesellschaftlichen Grundlagen der Goethezeit, Chekhov and his Russia, Literary Interpretation in Germany and many more. He lived at Abbey St. Bathans, Duns, Berwickshire. Professor Walter Horace Bruford died in 1988.
Works
- Germany in the eighteenth century: the social background of the literary revival (1935)
- Chekhov and His Russia, a Sociological Study (1947)
- Theatre, drama, and audience in Goethe's Germany (1950)
- Literary Interpretation in Germany (1952)
- Anton Chekhov (1957)
- Fürstin Gallitzin und Goethe. Das Selbstvervollkommnungsideal und seine Grenzen (1957)
- Culture and society in classical Weimar, 1775-1806 (1962)
- First Steps In German Fifty Years Ago (1965)
- The German Tradition of Self-cultivation: Bildung from Humboldt to Thomas Mann (1975)
- Some German Memories 1911-1961 (1979)