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Ernst Robert Curtius

German philologist and literary scholar (1886-1956) · Germany · On the map · Academics · Died at 70

Ernst Robert Curtius was a German literary scholar, philologist, and Romance languages literary critic, best known for his 1948 study Europäische Literatur und Lateinisches Mittelalter, translated in English as European Literature and the Latin Middle Ages.

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1956Died19 April 19561954Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of ParisAward1951Goethe Plaque of the City of FrankfurtAward1939Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of AmericaAward1886Born14 April 1886

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Awards

Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Paris1954
Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt1951
Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America1939
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order

About this person

Country
Germany
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1886 to 1956 · aged 70