Henri Lichtenberger (12 March 1864,

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– 4 November 1941,

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) was a French academic who specialized in

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Biography

In 1885 he received his

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, and two years later, began work as a lecturer at the

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. In 1891 he became a full professor of foreign literature at Nancy, and in 1905 returned to Paris, where he served as a professor of German language and literature. In 1914-15 he was a visiting professor of

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Selected works

* Books by Lichtenberger that have been translated into English: ** "The gospel of superman; the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche", 1910; translated from the French of Henri Lichtenberger, with an introduction, by J.M. Kennedy. ** "Germany and its evolution in modern times", 1913; translated from the French by A.M. Ludovici. ** "Relations between France and Germany", Washington, D.C. : Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Division of Intercourse and Education 1923. ** "The Third Reich", 1937; translated from the French and edited by Koppel S. Pinson.Most widely held works about Henri Lichtenberger
WorldCat Identities * Works by Lichtenberger with French titles: ** ''Histoire de la langue allemande'', 1893 – History of the

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. ** ''Richard Wagner : poète et penseur'', 1898 –

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: Poet and thinker. ** ''Friedrich Nietzsche : ein Abriss seines Lebens und seiner Lehre'', 1899 –

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: A summary of his life and his teachings. ** ''Henri Heine penseur'', 1905 –

Heinrich Heine Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (; born Harry Heine; 13 December 1797 – 17 February 1856) was a German poet, writer and literary critic. He is best known outside Germany for his early lyric poetry, which was set to music in the form of '' Lied ...

, thinker. ** ''La guerre européenne et la question d'Alsace-Lorraine'', 1915 (with brother André Lichtenberger) – The European war and the question regarding Alsace-Lorraine.The Dial, Volume 62
Google Books ** ''L'opinion américaine et la guerre'', 1915 – The American opinion and the war. ** ''L'Allemagne d'aujourd'hui dans ses relations avec la France'', 1922 – The Germany of today in its relations with France. ** ''Goethe'', 1937-39 –

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lichtenberger, Henri 1864 births 1941 deaths Academic staff of the University of Paris Academic staff of Nancy-Université Germanists French literary historians Writers from Mulhouse Alsatian people