Chair of Medieval German, University of Oxford

The Chair of Medieval German is one of the permanent chairs at the University of Oxford.[1] It was established in 1972 for the germanist Peter Ganz. It is associated with a fellowship at St Edmund Hall and belongs to the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages. The people to have held the position are:

• Peter Ganz 1972–1985[2]
• Nigel F. Palmer 1985-2012[3]
• Henrike Lähnemann since 2015[4]

All three chairholders, Peter Ganz, Nigel F. Palmer and Henrike Lähnemann, during the Anglo-German Colloquium 2005

References

1. "Annexe: Table 7: Schedule of Statutory Professorships". University of Oxford. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
2. Palmer, Nigel F. (January 2010). "Ganz, Peter Felix (1920–2006), German scholar". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/97402. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
3. "N F Palmer". gazette.web.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved on 12 August 2020.
4. "Henrike Lähnemann". gazette.web.ox..ac.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2020.