Fiedler, Hermann Georg

Hermann Georg Fiedler (1862-1945) was a German scholar. In 1890 he was elected Professor of German at Mason College, Birmingham, where he played a significant role in the establishment of the University of Birmingham (1900), and of its School of Modern Languages (1903). The greater part of Fiedler's career was spent in Oxford; he was appointed the first Taylor Professor of German in 1907, a post which he held until his retirement 30 years later. Fiedler was also a tutor to the Prince of Wales between 1912 and 1914, and remained in contact with the Prince all his life. See the Dictionary of National Biography for further details.

From the guide to the Papers of Hermann Georg Fiedler, 19th century-1945, (University of Oxford, Taylor Institution Library)

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