Eugen Kölbing (1846-1899) was a German philologist, a specialist in the study of Nordic,

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, and French language and literature and comparative linguistics and literature.

Academic career

Eugen Kölbing studied Philosophy, Classical Philology, Comparative Literature, German(ic) Philology, and "New" Philology at the

University of Leipzig Leipzig University (german: Universität Leipzig), in Leipzig in Saxony, Germany, is one of the world's oldest universities and the second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence) in Germany. The university was founded on 2 Decemb ...

, wrote his doctoral dissertation (1868) on the Nordic versions of the legend of

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under the supervision of Friedrich Karl Theodor Zarncke, an eminent Germanist, and finished his post-doctoral dissertation at the

University of Breslau A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, th ...

on the Nordic versions of the '' Partonopeus'' legend (1873). He became professor at the

. His published works covered a wide range of medieval works. He founded in 1877 the journal ''Englische Studien'' and served as its sole editor until 1899, thus making a lasting contribution to the foundational phase of English studies in Europe.

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, "Medieval Scholarship in Englische Studien. Part I: Eugen Kölbing and the Foundational Period (1877-1899)
Erfurt Electronic Studies in English
(2006)

Works

*''Untersuchungen über den Ausfall des Relativ-Pronomens in den germanischen Sprachen'' (1872) *''Riddarasögur, Parzevals Saga'' etc. (1872) *''Beiträge zur vergleichenden Geschichte der romantischen Poesie und Prosa des Mittelalters'' (1876) *''Chanson de Roland'' (1877) *''Die nordische und englische Version der Tristansage'' (1878–82) *''Elis Saga ok Rosamundu'' (1881) *''Amis und Amiloun'' (1884) *'' The Romance of Sir Beues of Hamtoun'' (1885)

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*'' Ipomedon'' (1889)

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Biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kolbing, Eugen 1846 births 1899 deaths Academic staff of the University of Breslau