Gustav Gröber (4 May 1844 in

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– 6 November 1911 in Ruprechtsau near

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) was a German Romance philologist. He received his education at

, taught at

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(1871–74), and later became professor at Breslau and the

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. His principal work was in Romance literature and

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. His student,

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, dedicated his classic study, “ European Literature and the Latin Middle Ages” to Gröber.

Works

He edited ''Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie'' (Journal of Romance philology, 1877) and ''Grundriss der romanischen Philologie'' (Outline of Romance philology, 2d ed., Vol. I, Strassburg 1904-06). Among his other works are: * ''Die handschriftlichen Gestaltungen der Chanson de Geste von Fierabras'' (The manuscript structure of the

Chanson de Geste The , from 'deeds, actions accomplished') is a medieval narrative, a type of epic poetry, epic poem that appears at the dawn of French literature. The earliest known poems of this genre date from the late 11th and early 12th centuries, shortly ...

Fierabras Fierabras (from French: ', "brave/formidable arm") or Ferumbras is a fictional Saracen knight (sometimes of gigantic stature) appearing in several ''chansons de geste'' and other material relating to the Matter of France. He is the son of Balan, ...

, 1869) * ''Die altfranzösichen Romanzen und Pastourellen'' (The old French Romances and pastorals, Zurich, 1872) * ''Carmina Clericorum'' (7th ed., 1890) * ''Abriss der französischen Litteratur des Mittelalters'' (Outline of French literature of the Middle Ages, 1897)

References

* 1844 births 1911 deaths Romance philologists Academic staff of the University of Breslau Academic staff of the University of Strasbourg {{Germany-linguist-stub