Erich Auerbach
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- Born
- 1892
- Died
- 1957
- Works
- 50
Top works
- Zur Technik der Frührenaissancenovelle in Italien und Frankreich
- STENDHAL
- La corte e la città
- Introduzione alla filologia romanza
- Introduction aux etudes de philologie romane
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Empagliflozin, Cardiovascular Outcomes, and Mortality in Type 2 Diabetes
· 2015 · cited 10,304x
- Density-Functional Theory for Time-Dependent Systems
· 1984 · cited 8,075x
- The TRMM Multisatellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA): Quasi-Global, Multiyear, Combined-Sensor Precipitation Estimates at Fine Scales
· 2007 · cited 5,944x
- Thrombolysis with Alteplase 3 to 4.5 Hours after Acute Ischemic Stroke
· 2008 · cited 5,787x
- Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology
· 2015 · cited 4,211x
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Key facts
- Born
- 9 November 1892, Berlin, German Empire
- Died
- 13 October 1957 (1957-10-13) (aged 64), Wallingford, Connecticut , U.S.
- Occupations
- Literary critic , philologist
- Alma mater
- University of Greifswald
- Thesis
- Zur Technik der Frührenaissancenovelle in Italien und Frankreich (1921)
- Doctoral advisor
- Erhard Lommatzsch
- Institutions
- University of Marburg , Istanbul University , Pennsylvania State University , Yale University
- Doctoral students
- Fredric Jameson
- Notable works
- Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature
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Key dates
- Born
- 9 November 1892
- Died
- 13 October 1957
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Erich
- Family name
- Auerbach
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Berlin
- Place of death
- Wallingford
- Occupation
- literary scholar
- Educated at
- University of Marburg
- Employer
- Pennsylvania State University
Article
Erich Auerbach ( German: [ˈaʊɐbax]; 9 November 1892 – 13 October 1957) was a German philologist, comparative scholar and critic of literature. His best-known work is Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature, a history of representation in Western literature from ancient to modern times frequently cited as a classic in the study of realism in literature. Along with Leo Spitzer, Auerbach is widely recognized as one of the foundational figures of comparative literature.
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1892 births1957 deaths20th-century German male writers20th-century German philologistsAcademic staff of Istanbul UniversityAcademic staff of Marburg UniversityAmerican people of German-Jewish descentComparative literature academicsEmigrants from Nazi Germany to the United StatesExpatriate academics in TurkeyFranzösisches Gymnasium Berlin alumni