Meier studied German, Romance and English philology, history and anthropology at the Universities in Freiburg im Breisgau and Tübingen. In 1888 he obtained his doctorate at Freiburg with the Dissertation Researches concerning the poet and the language of the 'Iolande' . In 1891 there followed his formal faculty admission to the University of Halle with the work Studies in the Linguistic and Literary History of the Rhinelands in the Middle Ages.
In the years which followed this, he busied himself intensively with folk-song investigations, and put forward his thesis of Sunken Cultural Patrimony. In 1899 he became professor in ordinary for German philology at the Basel University and concerned himself principally with a systematic collection of folk-songs. Between 1905 and 1912 he was Overseer for the Swiss Society for Folk-studies. In 1906 he founded the Swiss Folk-song archive. From 1911 he became president of the Council of the German Congress for Folk-studies. In 1912 he became professor in ordinary for folk-studies at Freiburg. In 1914 he founded there the German Folk-song Archive. In the 1920s he was working with Max Friedlaender and Johann Bolte on the German song archive.
From 1935 he published a collection of German folk-songs with critical commentaries: the annual Journal for Folk-Song Publication. With hindsight the subject, insofar as it from 1933 to 1945 reflected the interests of National-socialist ideology, is governed by no absolute Science. One can say that Meier began the work towards scientific standards in Folk-studies. It was for this that, at the Fifth German Folk-Studies Congress in 1938, he appealed to the intelligence and collective understanding of the delegates. In his role as Chairman of the convention, he found himself - especially in view of the threats of the Rosenberg party - forced to cooperate with the Ahnenerbe of the SS. In 1948 he abdicated from the role of congress leader. He retained the directorship of the German Folk-song Archive for the Baden-Württemberg region.
john, meier, folklorist, other, people, named, john, meier, john, meier, disambiguation, john, meier, june, 1864, 1953, german, folklorist, philologist, founded, both, deutsches, volksliedarchiv, also, swiss, volksliedarchiv, meier, born, vahr, part, bremen, d. For other people named John Meier see John Meier disambiguation John Meier 14 June 1864 3 May 1953 was a German folklorist and philologist He founded both the Deutsches Volksliedarchiv DVA and also the Swiss Volksliedarchiv Meier was born in Vahr a part of Bremen and died in Freiburg at the age of 88 Contents 1 Career 2 Prizes and Honours 3 Works 4 Sources 5 See also 6 External linksCareer editMeier studied German Romance and English philology history and anthropology at the Universities in Freiburg im Breisgau and Tubingen In 1888 he obtained his doctorate at Freiburg with the Dissertation Researches concerning the poet and the language of the Iolande In 1891 there followed his formal faculty admission to the University of Halle with the work Studies in the Linguistic and Literary History of the Rhinelands in the Middle Ages In the years which followed this he busied himself intensively with folk song investigations and put forward his thesis of Sunken Cultural Patrimony In 1899 he became professor in ordinary for German philology at the Basel University and concerned himself principally with a systematic collection of folk songs Between 1905 and 1912 he was Overseer for the Swiss Society for Folk studies In 1906 he founded the Swiss Folk song archive From 1911 he became president of the Council of the German Congress for Folk studies In 1912 he became professor in ordinary for folk studies at Freiburg In 1914 he founded there the German Folk song Archive In the 1920s he was working with Max Friedlaender and Johann Bolte on the German song archive From 1935 he published a collection of German folk songs with critical commentaries the annual Journal for Folk Song Publication With hindsight the subject insofar as it from 1933 to 1945 reflected the interests of National socialist ideology is governed by no absolute Science One can say that Meier began the work towards scientific standards in Folk studies It was for this that at the Fifth German Folk Studies Congress in 1938 he appealed to the intelligence and collective understanding of the delegates In his role as Chairman of the convention he found himself especially in view of the threats of the Rosenberg party forced to cooperate with the Ahnenerbe of the SS In 1948 he abdicated from the role of congress leader He retained the directorship of the German Folk song Archive for the Baden Wurttemberg region Prizes and Honours edit1934 Goethe Medal for Art and Science 1952 National Prize of the German Democratic Republic 1952 Bundes Service CrossWorks editThe German soldier songs in the field Strassburg 1916 Trubners Library Vol 4 Folk song studies Strassburg 1917 Trubners Library Vol 8 German soldier speech Karlsruhe 1917 Goethe Freiherr vom Stein and German folk study Past present and future 1926 Sources editNeue Deutsche Biographie Vol 16 p 643 644 See also editList of folk song collectionsExternal links editThe German Archive of Folk Song Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Meier folklorist amp oldid 1151781859, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
