Hermann Georg Fiedler
Hermann Georg Fiedler | |
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Portrait photograph of Fiedler, c.1904 | |
| Born | April 28, 1862 |
| Died | April 10, 1945 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | German |
| Citizenship | British |
| Occupation | Academic |
| Years active | 20th century |
| Known for | First Taylor Professor of the German Language and Literature |
| Title | Professor |
| Spouse | Ethel Mary (1870/71–1933, daughter of Charles Harding) |
| Children | Herma (born 1902); Beryl (born 1913, died 2 May 1920) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Leipzig University |
| Thesis | (1888) |
| Doctoral advisor | Friedrich Zarncke |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | German studies |
| Sub-discipline | German philology |
| Institutions | Queen Margaret College University of Glasgow Mason College University of Birmingham University of Oxford |
| Main interests | German language and literature |
Hermann Georg Fiedler (28 April 1862 – 10 April 1945) was a German scholar, who became Taylor Professor of the German Language and Literature at the University of Oxford (1907–37). He was previously lecturer in German at Mason College (which later became Birmingham University).