Hugo Gering | |
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| Born | 21 September 1847 |
| Died | 3 February 1925 (aged 77) Kiel, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
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| Doctoral advisor | Julius Zacher |
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| Doctoral students | Franz Rolf Schröder |
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Hugo Gering (21 September 1847 – 3 February 1925) was a German philologist who specialized in Germanic studies.
Hugo Gering was born in Lipienica, Prussia on 21 September 1847. His father was a landowner. He was educated at Toruń and Chełmno. Since 1867, Gering studied philology, philosophy and history at the universities of Leipzig and Bonn. He served in the Prussian Army during the Franco-Prussian War. He subsequently gained his Ph.D. at the University of Halle under the supervision of Julius Zacher. His thesis was on the Gothic language.[1]
Gering completed his habilitation in German philology at Halle in 1876. After several scholarly trips to Scandinavia, Gering was appointed an associate professor at the University of Halle in 1883. Since 1889 he was a professor at the University of Kiel, where he served as Rector from 1902 to 1903. Gering specialized in the study of early Germanic literature, particularly Old English, Gothic and Old Norse literature. His publications on the Eddas and Beowulf became standard works on the subjects.[1]
Gering retired from the University of Kiel in 1921. He died in Kiel on 3 February 1925.[1]
