Peter Ganz during the Anglo-German Colloquium

The Professorship of Medieval German is one of the permanent chairs at the

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. It was established in 1972 for the

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Peter Ganz. It is associated with a

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at St Edmund Hall and belongs to the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages. The position is currently co-funded by contributions from the

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, the

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, and

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, and associated with an annual residency at the

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. More information on the history of the Chair in th
Inaugural Lecture by Henrike Lähnemann
and in the contributions t
Peter Ganz at 100
the centenary celebrations for the first holder of the Chair.

List of Professors of Medieval German

The people to have held the position are: * Peter Ganz 1972–1985 * Nigel F. Palmer 1985–2012 * Henrike Lähnemann 2015–present"Henrike Lähnemann"
gazette.web.ox..ac.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

References

Medieval German, *, Oxford Medieval German, *, Oxford German-language education 1963 establishments in England Language education in the United Kingdom Lists of people associated with the University of Oxford {{UK-university-stub