Papers of Hermann Georg Fiedler

This material is held atTaylor Institution Library, University of Oxford

Reference
- GB 486 MSS. Octavo G. 27-61; MSS. Fol. G. 11-21
Dates of Creation
- 19th century-1945
Name of Creator
- Hermann Georg Fiedler
Language of Material
- German, and English.
Physical Description
- 46 shelfmarks

Scope and Content

The papers of Hermann Georg Fiedler comprising:

Fiedler's incoming correspondence (over 200 letters)
family papers
autobiographical notes, including a journal of principal events in married life, and Fiedler's notes on later life
early ephemera concerning Birmingham
realia, souvenir medals etc.
newspaper cuttings kept by Fiedler relating to personal attacks on him after the war began, 1914-18
notes for speeches
scrapbook of photos taken whilst on tour in Germany with the Prince of Wales, and further scrapbooks on the activities of the Prince of Wales
miscellaneous papers regarding the Honour School of Modern Languages at Oxford
records of a foreign language course
notes for the Oxford Book of German Verse, and a scrapbook containing reviews of the publication
notes on various subjects, including: Old High German texts, the Blickling homilies, Faust II, literary themes, translation and translating, and Tannhauser
miscellaneous scrapbooks and ephemera, including material relating to the Oxford University German Literary Society, Anglo-German societies, Goethe, Hanseatic Scholarships, the Shakespeare prize, Prince Lichnowsky's visit to Oxford, and G. Hauptmann.

Administrative / Biographical History

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.