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Norbert Wagner (philologist)

Norbert Wagner (philologist) is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Norbert Wagner (philologist) rather than just read about it. In short: Norbert Wagner (12 February 1929 – 27 December 2023) was a German philologist who specializes in Germanic studies. Biography Norbert Wagner was born in Straubing, Germany on 12 February 1929.

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Reference excerpt

Norbert Wagner (12 February 1929 – 27 December 2023) was a German philologist who specializes in Germanic studies.

Biography Norbert Wagner was born in Straubing, Germany on 12 February 1929. After gaining his abitur in 1947, Wagner studied German philology under Ernst Schwarz, and also history and English, at the University of Regensburg. Wagner transferred to the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in 1948, where he studied under Otto Basler and other scholars. Wagner received his Ph.D. in 1955 at the University of Würzburg under the supervision of Franz Rolf Schröder. His thesis was on the Völsunga saga. After gaining his Ph.D., Wagner took courses in Indo-European studies and Indology under Manfred Mayrhofer, and worked as a research assistant in the Department for Ancient Germanic Studies. Wagner completed his habilitation at Würzburg in 1967 under the supervision of Kurt Ruh. His thesis on Getica and the early history of the Goths was published in 1967. Wagner subsequently served as Professor at the Institute for German Philology at the University of Würzburg. He retired from his duties in 1997, but has continued to teach and research. Wagner specializes in Germanic philology and Germanic Antiquity, particularly onomastics and Gothic language, literature and history.

See also Heinrich Beck Rudolf Simek Robert Nedoma Klaus Böldl

Selected works Studien zu den ersten Kapiteln der Volsunga saga (Kapitel 2-8, 10-12), Universität Würzburg 1955. Getica. Untersuchungen zum Leben des Jordanes und zur frühen Geschichte der Goten, de Gruyter, Berlin 1967. Zahlreiche Beiträge in Fachperiodika, besonders in: Beiträge zur Namenforschung und Historische Sprachforschung.

Sources Kürschners Gelehrten-Kalender 2009. K. G. Saur Verlag, München 2009

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Norbert Wagner (philologist)

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Norbert Wagner (philologist) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Norbert Wagner (philologist)

In research: Norbert Wagner (philologist) appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Norbert Wagner (philologist) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Norbert Wagner (philologist) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1929 births, 2023 deaths, Academic staff of the University of Würzburg, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Norbert Wagner (philologist) in simple terms?

Norbert Wagner (12 February 1929 – 27 December 2023) was a German philologist who specializes in Germanic studies. Biography Norbert Wagner was born in Straubing, Germany on 12 February 1929.

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