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Ernst Alfred Philippson was born on 6 April, 1900 in Mönchengladbach, Germany, is an American philologist. Discover Ernst Alfred Philippson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 93 years old?

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Age 93 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 6 April, 1900
Birthday 6 April
Birthplace Mönchengladbach, Germany
Date of death 9 August, 1993
Died Place Urbana, Illinois
Nationality Germany

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1871

He was the son of the dentist Ernst Moritz Philippson (1871-1924) and Johanna Mühlinghaus (1878-1945).

1900

Ernst Alfred Philippson (6 April 1900 – 9 August 1993) was an American philologist who specialized in Germanic studies.

Ernst Alfred Philippson was born in Mönchengladbach, Germany on 6 April 1900 to a prominent Jewish family.

1903

He was the cousin of the distinguished geographer Alfred Philippson, and the husband of Margarete Josephine Hecker (1903-1989).

1918

Since 1918, Philippson studied German, English and history at the universities of Bonn, Munich and Cologne.

1924

He received his Ph.D. in German philology at Cologne in 1924 under the supervision of Friedrich von der Leyen with a thesis on fairy tales.

1928

He completed his habilitation in 1928 under the supervision of Herbert Schöffler with a thesis on Anglo-Saxon paganism.

Since 1928, Philippson was a lecturer in English philology at the University of Cologne.

1933

He emigrated to the United States in September 1933, and subsequently served as assistant professor of German at the University of Michigan.

During World War II he taught German in the United States Army.

1947

Philippson transferred to the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1947, where he served as Associate Professor (1947-1951) and Professor (1951-1968) of Germanic Philology.

Philippson specialized in the study of German and English literature, and Germanic religion.

Elmer H. Antonsen, one of his students, replaced him upon his retirement at the University of Illinois.

1953

Philippson was deeply involved with the Journal of English and Germanic Philology, where he served as Editor (1953-1957) and Co-editor (1957-1971).

He was a member of several learned societies, including American Association of Teachers of German, the Modern Language Association and the Linguistic Society of America.

1968

Philippson retired in 1968, but continued to lecture at Columbia University after his retirement.

1993

He died in Urbana, Illinois on 9 August 1993.