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Germanist

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[jur-muh-nist] / ˈdʒɜr mə nɪst /

noun

  1. a specialist in the study of German culture, literature, or linguistics.


Etymology

Origin of Germanist

1825–35; < German < Latin Germān ( ia ) Germany + -ist

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Stubbs' point of view is a Germanist one.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff

In marked contrast to the patriotic and romantic spirit of Bonn he noted here with amazement that the distinguished Germanist Benecke lectured on the Nibelungenlied to an auditory of nine.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Kuno Francke

As to the Conquests, Germanist views have been formulated with great authority by Freeman.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff

Kemble, K. Maurer, Freeman, Stubbs, and Gneist form the goodly array of the Germanist School on English soil.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff

The Germanist School arose to show the extent to which modern constitutional ideas were connected with medieval facts, and the share that the German element has had in the development of institutions and classes.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff

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