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| Director of the Freies Deutsches Hochstift | |
| In office 1925–1960 | |
| Preceded by | Otto Heuer |
| Succeeded by | Detlev Lüders |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1885-04-12)12 April 1885 |
| Died | 8 November 1960(1960-11-08) (aged 75) Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany |
| Awards | Goethe Prize (1960) |
Ernst Beutler (12 April 1885 — 8 November 1960) was a German literary historian and Goethe researcher who served as the director of the Freies Deutsches Hochstift literary society between 1925 and 1960.
Biography
Ernst Beutler was born in Reichenbach im Vogtland, a town in Saxony, to Hugo and Anna Beutler. Beutler's father was a merchant. Beutler attended school in Altenberg, Saxony, before studying classical philology, German and history at the universities of Leipzig and Tübingen between 1904 and 1911. After graduating, Beutler worked at the Hamburg State and University Library, in the manuscript department.
In 1925, after 13 years working at the library, Beutler was appointed director of the Freies Deutsches Hochstift, succeeding Otto Heuer. Beutler began teaching at the Goethe University in Frankfurt in 1927, and kept this position until he was removed in 1937 due to his marriage to a "Jewish" woman.
Beuter was one of the four founders of the Goethe Prize, a prize awarded by the city of Frankfurt.
in 1946, Beutler became a full professor at the University of Frankfurt. He published numerous works, such as his 24-volume Goethe-edition between 1948 and 1954. Beutler received the Goethe Prize in 1960 for his contributions to the "Goethean spirit" and his efforts towards the rebuilding of the Goethe House. He died in the same year, aged 75. Beutler is buried at Frankfurt Main Cemetery.
Selected works
- Goethe, Faust und Urfaust. Erläutert von Ernst Beutler. Leipzig 1939.
- Essays um Goethe. Leipzig 194
- Der König in Thule und die Dichtungen von der Lorelay. Ein Essay. Zürich 1947
- Wiederholte Spiegelungen. Drei Essays über Goethe. Göttingen 1957
References
- ^ Seng 2009, p. 287.
- Müller 1985, p. 113.
- Müller 1985, p. 114.
- Heuer 1926, p. 246.
- Seng 2009, p. 416.
- Emrich 1963, p. 21-22.
- Müller 1985, p. 116.
- "Goethe Prize". KulturPortal Frankfurt. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Emrich 1963, p. 247-248.
- Müller 1985, p. 121.
Sources
- Seng, Joachim (2009). Goethe-Enthusiasmus und Bürgersinn. Das freie Deutsche Hochstift - Frankfurt Goethe-Museum 1881-1960 (in German). Göttingen: Wallstein Verlag. ISBN 978-3-8353-0536-6.
- Emrich, Willi (1963). Die Träger des Goethepreises der Stadt Frankfurt am Main von 1927 bis 1961 (in German). Frankfurt: Verlag August Osterrieth.
- Heuer, Otto (1926). "Jahresbericht". Jahrbuch des Freien Deutschen Hochstifts (in German). pp. 237–248.
- Müller, Angelika (1985). "Ernst Beutlers Lebenschronik". Ernst Beutler (in German). pp. 113–121.