Leonard Ashley Willoughby (1885–1977) was a British scholar of German literature, and recipient of the Goethe Institute's Goethe Medal.

Career

Willoughby was Professor of German at

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from 1931 to 1950. In 1936 together with Basil Blackwell he founded the journal ''

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''. In 1947 he delivered the

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, choosing as his topic “Unity and Continuity in Goethe”. In 1952 a ''

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'' was published in his honour under the title ''German Studies Presented to Leonard Ashley Willoughby by Pupils, Colleagues and Friends on his Retirement''.

Publications

* ''The Classical Age of German Literature: 1748-1805'' (1926) * ''The Romantic Movement in Germany'' (1930) {{DEFAULTSORT:Willoughby, Leonard Ashley 1885 births 1977 deaths Academics of University College London