Die Legende vom Heiligen Julian dem Gastfreundlichen. Deutsch von Traugott Fuchs mit 16 Alten Holzschnitten von Herrad Fuchs. [= La legende de Saint Julien l'Hospitalier].

Very Good Very Good English Original bdg. Decorated dust wrapper. Large roy. 8vo. (25 x 18 cm). In German. 77, [3] p., b/w ills. Printed on special paper. Some minor stains page bottom. Die Legende vom Heiligen Julian dem Gastfreundlichen. Reprint Edition of 'Deutsch von Traugott Fuchs mit 16 Alten Holzschnitten von Herrad Fuchs'. Traugott Fuchs, philologist, painter, poet, teacher, musician, well known in Istanbul as a remarkable member of the group of German scholars who fled from Germany after the Nazis came to power, arrived in Turkey in1934 at the age of 28, as Leo Spitzer's promising young assistant in Romanistic studies and remained here until his death in 1997. Apart from being the first person to initiate Germanistic studies at Istanbul University 'an appointment proposed and arranged by Erich Auerbach' he also taught for many years at Robert College and Bogazici University ( the former being an American institution of higher learning which later changed into a Turkish university known as Bogazici University), until his voluntary retirement at the age of 76, but kept in touch with his students and colleagues who continued to benefit from his learning and intellectual brilliance till the end.

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