Famous germanists
scholar specialising in the German language or culture or literature
54 people
Theodor Mommsen
1817
– 1903
· Age 85
Deceased
Wilhelm Grimm
1786
– 1859
· Age 73
Deceased
L
Laura Mancinelli
1933
– 2016
· Age 82
Deceased
Fausto Cercignani
1941
· Age 84
Alive
Claudio Magris
1939
· Age 86
Alive
Karl Lachmann
1793
– 1851
· Age 58
Deceased
Yoko Tawada
1960
· Age 65
Alive
Dorothee Sölle
1929
– 2003
· Age 73
Deceased
Irena Veisaitė
1928
– 2020
· Age 92
Deceased
Walter Jens
1923
– 2013
· Age 90
Deceased
Svenja Schulze
1968
· Age 57
Alive
Klaus Groth
1819
– 1899
· Age 80
Deceased
Terézia Mora
1971
· Age 55
Alive
Ruth Klüger
1931
– 2020
· Age 88
Deceased
Radka Denemarková
1968
· Age 57
Alive
P
Pierre Bec
1921
– 2014
· Age 92
Deceased
Ernst Förstemann
1822
– 1906
· Age 84
Deceased
Daniel Sanders
1819
– 1897
· Age 77
Deceased
Jan de Vries
1890
– 1964
· Age 74
Deceased
Wilhelm Scherer
1841
– 1886
· Age 45
Deceased
Agata Kornhauser-Duda
1972
· Age 53
Alive
H
Helmut Rix
1926
– 2004
· Age 78
Deceased
Karl Blind
1826
– 1907
· Age 80
Deceased
Karl Joseph Simrock
1802
– 1876
· Age 73
Deceased
Wilhelm Mannhardt
1831
– 1880
· Age 49
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q2599593