Aloïs Brandl
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Born21 June 1855
Innsbruck, Austria
Died5 February 1940 (aged 84)
Berlin, Germany
OccupationPhilologist
FieldsPhilology
Aloïs Brandl | |
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Aloïs Brandl | |
| Born | 21 June 1855 Innsbruck, Austria |
| Died | 5 February 1940 (aged 84) Berlin, Germany |
| Occupation | Philologist |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Philology |
Alois Brandl (Innsbruck, 21 June, 1855 – Berlin, 5 February, 1940) was an Austrian born German philologist who specialized in early-modern and modern English. He was also a Shakespeare scholar and wrote a number of notable books.
He completed his PhD at the University of Vienna.[1][user-generated source]
Career
He held teaching positions at the universities of Prague, Göttingen, and Strasbourg.[1][user-generated source]
In 1895, he became the professor of English Studies at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Berlin.[1][user-generated source]