Karl Helm | |
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| Born | (1871-05-19)19 May 1871 |
| Died | 9 September 1960(1960-09-09) (aged 89) |
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| Other advisor | Hermann Paul |
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| Discipline | Germanic studies |
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Karl Helm (full name Karl Hermann Georg Helm; 19 May 1871 inKarlsruhe – 9 September 1960 inMarburg) was a German philologist who specialized inGermanic studies
Karl Helm was born in Karlsruhe, Germany on 19 May 1871. He studied German philology in Heidelberg and Freiburg, earning his doctorate in 1895 with a study on 16th-century poetry.
Helm'shabilitation was on the literature surrounding theTeutonic Order, published 1899 inGiessen. After teaching in Giesen, Würzburg and Frankfurt, he received tenure inMarburg as professor for early Germanic philology (Altgermanistik) in 1921.
Helm took over editorship of theAlthochdeutsche Grammatik,Althochdeutsches Lesebuch andGotische Grammatik fromWilhelm Braune, all standard works in Germanic studies. His own research focused onMiddle High German,Old High German,Germanic folklore andreligion. students of Helm include Karl Bischoff,Ernst Albrecht Ebbinghaus [de],Hans Kuhn,Nechama Leibowitz,[1][2]Eduard Neumann andJost Trier.
Helm adhered to anational conservative ideology throughout his life, expressing sympathy for theGerman National People's Party (without however becoming a regular member). He was a member of theMilitant League for German Culture from 1933, but he never became a member of theNazi party. In November 1933 Helm signed theVow of allegiance of the Professors of the German Universities and High-Schools to Adolf Hitler and the National Socialistic State.
Helm retired from Marburg as professor emeritus in 1936, but continued hold lectures there until 1958. He died in Marburg on 9 September 1960.
