Reinhard Breymayer
Reinhard Breymayer (4 January 1944 – 13 August 2017)[1] was a German philologist, researcher into pietism and specialist on the history of rhetoric.[2] His published output is considerable.[3]
Life
Early years
Breymayer was born in
Bochum. Between 1964 and 1967 he was supported in a philology scholarship from the Evangelical "Stift" of Tübingen, a prestigious (protestant) seminary. He received his Magister ("Master of Arts") degree from the University of Bonn in 1971, reflecting his studies in Germanistics, Indogerman and Slavonic language sciences and General Rhetoric.[3]
Professional years
After his studies he worked at the universities of Bonn,
In total, Breymayer has authored more than 200 published works, concentrating on pietism, rhetoric and German-language philology.References
- ^ Death notice, Stuttgarter Zeitung, 18 August 2017
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- ^ a b c "Reinhard Breymayer". Autorinnen und Autoren in Baden-Württemberg. Literarische Gesellschaft Karlsruhe e.V. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ISBN 978-1-317-06328-5.