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Peter Wiesinger (born 15 May 1938) is an Austrian philologist who specializes in
Germanic studies Germanic philology is the philological study of the Germanic languages, particularly from a comparative or historical perspective. The beginnings of research into the Germanic languages began in the 16th century, with the discovery of literary tex ...
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Biography

Peter Wiesinger was born in
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, Austria on 15 May 1938. He received his PhD at the
University of Vienna The University of Vienna (german: Universität Wien) is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world. With its long and rich histor ...
, was subsequently a researcher on
German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...
at the
University of Marburg The Philipps University of Marburg (german: Philipps-Universität Marburg) was founded in 1527 by Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, which makes it one of Germany's oldest universities and the oldest still operating Protestant university in the wor ...
. Wiesinger
habilitated Habilitation is the highest university degree, or the procedure by which it is achieved, in many European countries. The candidate fulfills a university's set criteria of excellence in research, teaching and further education, usually including a ...
at Marburg in 1969 was appointed a professor there in 1971. From 1972 to 2006, Wiesinger was Professor of German Language and Old German Literature at the University of Vienna. He was President of the International Association for Germanic Studies from 1995 to 2000, and has served as its Honorary President since 2001. He is a member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the
Polish Academy of Learning The Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences or Polish Academy of Learning ( pl, Polska Akademia Umiejętności), headquartered in Kraków and founded in 1872, is one of two institutions in contemporary Poland having the nature of an academy of scien ...
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See also

* Heinrich Beck *
Hermann Reichert Hermann Reichert (born 7 April 1944) is an Austrian philologist at the University of Vienna who specializes in Germanic studies. Biography Hermann Reichert was born in Pernitz, Austria, on 7 April 1944. He received his PhD in Germanic philology ...
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Helmut Birkhan Helmut Birkhan (born 1 February 1938) is an Austrian philologist who is Professor Emeritus of Ancient German Language and Literature and the former Managing Director of the Institute for Germanic Studies at the University of Vienna. Having stud ...
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Rudolf Simek Rudolf Simek (born 21 February 1954) is an Austrian philologist and religious studies scholar who is Professor and Chair of Ancient German studies, German and Scandinavian studies, Nordic Studies at the University of Bonn. Simek specializes in G ...
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Wilhelm Heizmann Wilhelm Heizmann (born 5 September 1953) is a German philologist who is Professor and Chair of the Institute for Nordic Philology at the University of Munich. Heizmann specializes in Germanic studies, and is a co-editor of the ''Germanische Alter ...
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Otto Gschwantler Otto Gschwantler (13 April 1930 – 31 October 2016) was an Austrian philologist who was head of the Institute for Germanic Studies at the University of Vienna. He specialized in the study of early Germanic literature. Biography Otto Gschwantler ...


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* 1961 births Austrian non-fiction writers Austrian philologists Germanic studies scholars Linguists of Germanic languages Members of the Austrian Academy of Sciences Members of the Polish Academy of Learning Living people University of Marburg alumni University of Marburg faculty University of Vienna alumni Academics of the University of Vienna {{Philologist-stub