Gustav Neckel

Gustav Karl Paul Christoph Neckel ( born January 17, 1878 in Wismar, † November 24, 1940 in Dresden ) was a German germanistischer and skandinavistischer medievalist.

His father, Gustav (1844-1923) was a factory owner and a merchant. His mother, Amanda, born Paetow, lived from 1854 until 1914.

In 1896 he made ​​in Wismar the Abitur. This was followed by the study of German philology in Munich (1896-1897 H. Paul ), in Leipzig (1897-1898 E. Sievers ) and Berlin (1898-1902 Andreas Heusler ). In 1900 he received his doctorate in Heusler. He first worked as a teacher. 1909 Neckel habilitated and became private. From 1911 he was in succession by Bernhard Kahle Associate Professor of Nordic Philology at the University of Heidelberg. 1919-1920 associate professor in Berlin. From the summer semester 1920-1935 he was succeeded Heusler professor of German literature, especially for Nordic languages. Between 1935 and 1937 he was Professor of Nordic Philology at the University of Göttingen from 1937 to 1940 professor of Germanic philology in Berlin. In 1933 he called for with other representatives from the nationalist camp establishing the German Faith Movement.

His research included Germanic archeology and Nordic Philology. Wilhelm Wissmann is regarded as his students.

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