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German philologist and literary critic.
Auerbach studied law and received a doctorate from the University of Heidelberg in 1913. He was wounded on the Western Front in World War I. In 1921 he earned a doctorate in Romance languages from the University of Greifswald. Born into a well-to-do Berlin family, Auerbach married Marie Mankiewitz, whose family was the largest shareholder in Deutsche Bank. In 1929 Auerbach was appointed professor of Romance philology at the University of Marburg.
With the rise of National Socialism in Germany, Auerbach, who was Jewish, was forced to leave the country in 1935 with his wife and young son Clemens, relocating in Istanbul. There he taught at Istanbul University, which at that time provided a robust intellectual climate mitigating his circumstances as an exile. His masterpiece "Memesis: the Representation of Reality in Western Literature" was composed in Istanbul.
After the war Auerbach immigrated to the United States, ultimately becoming a U.S. citizen, teaching at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, then at Yale. He declined offers to teach again in Germany but visited there in 1956, where he suffered a mild stroke. Returning home, he died the following year at the age of sixty-four.
Auerbach wrote many wide-ranging and acclaimed works on literature and philosophy. He has become one of the best known scholars in the German philological tradition and a master of modern comparative literature.
German philologist and literary critic.
Auerbach studied law and received a doctorate from the University of Heidelberg in 1913. He was wounded on the Western Front in World War I. In 1921 he earned a doctorate in Romance languages from the University of Greifswald. Born into a well-to-do Berlin family, Auerbach married Marie Mankiewitz, whose family was the largest shareholder in Deutsche Bank. In 1929 Auerbach was appointed professor of Romance philology at the University of Marburg.
With the rise of National Socialism in Germany, Auerbach, who was Jewish, was forced to leave the country in 1935 with his wife and young son Clemens, relocating in Istanbul. There he taught at Istanbul University, which at that time provided a robust intellectual climate mitigating his circumstances as an exile. His masterpiece "Memesis: the Representation of Reality in Western Literature" was composed in Istanbul.
After the war Auerbach immigrated to the United States, ultimately becoming a U.S. citizen, teaching at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, then at Yale. He declined offers to teach again in Germany but visited there in 1956, where he suffered a mild stroke. Returning home, he died the following year at the age of sixty-four.
Auerbach wrote many wide-ranging and acclaimed works on literature and philosophy. He has become one of the best known scholars in the German philological tradition and a master of modern comparative literature.
From Contributor #47880583
German philologist and literary critic.
Auerbach studied law and received a doctorate from the University of Heidelberg in 1913. He was wounded on the Western Front in World War I. In 1921 he earned a doctorate in Romance languages from the University of Greifswald. Born into a well-to-do Berlin family, Auerbach married Marie Mankiewitz, whose family was the largest shareholder in Deutsche Bank. In 1929 Auerbach was appointed professor of Romance philology at the University of Marburg.
With the rise of National Socialism in Germany, Auerbach, who was Jewish, was forced to leave the country in 1935 with his wife and young son Clemens, relocating in Istanbul. There he taught at Istanbul University, which at that time provided a robust intellectual climate mitigating his circumstances as an exile. His masterpiece "Memesis: the Representation of Reality in Western Literature" was composed in Istanbul.
After the war Auerbach immigrated to the United States, ultimately becoming a U.S. citizen, teaching at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, then at Yale. He declined offers to teach again in Germany but visited there in 1956, where he suffered a mild stroke. Returning home, he died the following year at the age of sixty-four.
Auerbach wrote many wide-ranging and acclaimed works on literature and philosophy. He has become one of the best known scholars in the German philological tradition and a master of modern comparative literature.
German philologist and literary critic.
Auerbach studied law and received a doctorate from the University of Heidelberg in 1913. He was wounded on the Western Front in World War I. In 1921 he earned a doctorate in Romance languages from the University of Greifswald. Born into a well-to-do Berlin family, Auerbach married Marie Mankiewitz, whose family was the largest shareholder in Deutsche Bank. In 1929 Auerbach was appointed professor of Romance philology at the University of Marburg.
With the rise of National Socialism in Germany, Auerbach, who was Jewish, was forced to leave the country in 1935 with his wife and young son Clemens, relocating in Istanbul. There he taught at Istanbul University, which at that time provided a robust intellectual climate mitigating his circumstances as an exile. His masterpiece "Memesis: the Representation of Reality in Western Literature" was composed in Istanbul.
After the war Auerbach immigrated to the United States, ultimately becoming a U.S. citizen, teaching at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, then at Yale. He declined offers to teach again in Germany but visited there in 1956, where he suffered a mild stroke. Returning home, he died the following year at the age of sixty-four.
Auerbach wrote many wide-ranging and acclaimed works on literature and philosophy. He has become one of the best known scholars in the German philological tradition and a master of modern comparative literature.
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