Henri Lichtenberger

Henri Lichtenberger (12 March 1864, Mulhouse – 4 November 1941, Biarritz) was a French academic who specialized in German literature.

The Sorbonne. Professor Henri Lichtenberger (Bibliothèque de La Sorbonne, NuBIS)

Biography

In 1885 he received his agrégation in German studies at Paris, and two years later, began work as a lecturer at the University of Nancy. In 1891 he became a full professor of foreign literature at Nancy,[1] and in 1905 returned to Paris, where he served as a professor of German language and literature. In 1914-15 he was a visiting professor of comparative literature at Harvard University.[2][3]

Selected works
  • Books by Lichtenberger that have been translated into English:
    • "The gospel of superman; the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche", 1910; translated from the French of Henri Lichtenberger, with an introduction, by J.M. Kennedy.
    • "Germany and its evolution in modern times", 1913; translated from the French by A.M. Ludovici.
    • "Relations between France and Germany", Washington, D.C. : Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Division of Intercourse and Education 1923.
    • "The Third Reich", 1937; translated from the French and edited by Koppel S. Pinson.[4]
  • Works by Lichtenberger with French titles:
    • Histoire de la langue allemande, 1893 – History of the German language.
    • Richard Wagner : poète et penseur, 1898 – Richard Wagner : Poet and thinker.
    • Friedrich Nietzsche : ein Abriss seines Lebens und seiner Lehre, 1899 – Friedrich Nietzsche: A summary of his life and his teachings.
    • Henri Heine penseur, 1905 – Heinrich Heine, thinker.
    • La guerre européenne et la question d'Alsace-Lorraine, 1915 (with brother André Lichtenberger) – The European war and the question regarding Alsace-Lorraine.[5]
    • L'opinion américaine et la guerre, 1915 – The American opinion and the war.
    • L'Allemagne d'aujourd'hui dans ses relations avec la France, 1922 – The Germany of today in its relations with France.
    • Goethe, 1937-39 – Johann Wolfgang Goethe.[4]

References
  1. Google Books Enquêtes et documents relatifs à l'enseignement supérieur
  2. Quinquennial Catalogue of the Officers and Graduates Google Books
  3. The University at War, 1914-25: Britain, France, and the United States by Tomás Irish
  4. Most widely held works about Henri Lichtenberger WorldCat Identities
  5. The Dial, Volume 62 Google Books
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