In 1933, the Nazis seized power and introduced the legislation known as the Berufsbeamtengesetz, which, among other things, dismissed all Jews, including Berendsohn, from their government jobs. Three years later, further persecution by the state stripped Berendsohn of his German citizenship and Aryanized his property. He escaped imminent arrest by immigrating to Denmark, where he was assisted by a stipend from the American Guild for German Cultural Freedom in 1938–40, and again to Sweden during the rescue of the Danish Jews. He was appointed a guest professor at Stockholm University and lived in the city until his death in 1984.
Work
Berendsohn is considered to have founded the study of German Exilliteratur with his seminal book Die humanistische Front (1939). He worked for several decades at the German Studies Institute of Stockholm University, where he, together with the Institute's present-day director Prof. Dr. Helmut Müssener, opened the Stockholmer Koordinationsstelle zur Erforschung der deutschsprachigen Exil-Literatur (Stockholm Coordinating Center for Research into Germanophone Exile Literature) in 1969. In 2001, the Hamburger Arbeitsstelle für deutsche Exilliteratur (HafdE) was renamed the Walter-A.-Berendsohn-Forschungsstelle für deutsche Exilliteratur (BFfdE) in his honor. Berendsohn is also well known for writing the biography and championing the work of the writer Nelly Sachs. He successfully nominated Nelly Sachs for the Nobel Literature Prize (1966) and Willy Brandt for the Nobel Peace Prize (1971) [1].
August Strindberg: der Mensch und seine Umwelt, das Werk, der schöpferische Künstler. Amsterdam: Rodopi, 1974. (Amsterdamer Publikationen zur Sprache und Literatur; Bd. 4). ISBN90-6203-061-0.
August Strindberg. Ein geborener Dramatiker. Munich, 1956.
Der Meister des politischen Romans, Lion Feuchtwanger. Stockholm: Dt. Inst. d. Univ. Stockholm, 1976. (Schriften des Deutschen Instituts der Universität Stockholm).
Nelly Sachs: Einf. in das Werk der Dichterin jüdischen Schicksals. Darmstadt: Agora-Verlag. ISBN3-87008-046-9.
Innere Emigration. Bromma, 1971.
Die humanistische Front: Einführung in die deutsche Emigranten-Literatur. Zürich, 1946.
153 Autobiographien der Flüchtlinge aus dem Dritten Reich. Bromma, 1966.
References
^(GoogleBooks preview) "An American in Hitler's Berlin: Abraham Plotkin's Diary 1932-33" (published 2009 by University of Illinois) page 31: (original diary December 1932): "Walter A. Berendsohn was a professor of Scandinavian literature at the University of Hamburg and active member of the League for Men's Rights. He emigrated to Sweden in 1933." .. "The Deutsche Liga fur Menschenrechte had been formed out of the Bund Neues Vaterland, a pacifist organization founded in November 1914. It was forced to dissolve in 1933 because of persecution by the Nazis."
Zabel, Hermann (ed.). Zweifache Vertreibung: Erinnerungen an Walter A. Berendsohn, Nestor der Exil-Forschung, Förderer von Nelly Sachs. Essen: Klartext, 2000. ISBN3-88474-925-0.
Plick, Eckhart. "Zwischen Theorie und Glauben – Disparate Tendenzen im Monismus", in A. E. Lenz and Volker Müller (eds.), Darwin, Haeckel und die Folgen: Monismus in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart. Neustadt am Rübenberge: Lenz, 2006. ISBN3-933037-56-5.
External links
Homepage of the Walter-A.-Berendsohn-Forschungsstelle für deutsche Exilliteratur (in German and English)
May 08, 2023
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Walter Arthur Berendsohn 10 September 1884 in Hamburg 30 January 1984 in Stockholm was a German literary scholar He was an active member of the Deutsche Liga fur Menschenrechte League for Men s Rights a spinoff of the pacifist Bund Neues Vaterland until 1933 when he fled for Sweden when the group was dissolved by Nazis 1 Contents 1 Life 2 Work 3 Publications 4 References 5 External linksLife EditBerendsohn was educated at the universities of Berlin Freiburg Munich and Kiel in German studies Scandinavian studies and philosophy He obtained his doctorate at Kiel in 1911 and after completing his habilitation became a professor at the University of Hamburg teaching German literature and Scandinavian studies Besides his academic career he lectured and officiated at baptisms and weddings for the Hamburg Free Religious Community freireligiosen Gemeinde and the German Monist League He was also a member of the humanist non Christian Rising Sun Lodge as well as the Social Democratic Party of Germany In 1933 the Nazis seized power and introduced the legislation known as the Berufsbeamtengesetz which among other things dismissed all Jews including Berendsohn from their government jobs Three years later further persecution by the state stripped Berendsohn of his German citizenship and Aryanized his property He escaped imminent arrest by immigrating to Denmark where he was assisted by a stipend from the American Guild for German Cultural Freedom in 1938 40 and again to Sweden during the rescue of the Danish Jews He was appointed a guest professor at Stockholm University and lived in the city until his death in 1984 Work EditBerendsohn is considered to have founded the study of German Exilliteratur with his seminal book Die humanistische Front 1939 He worked for several decades at the German Studies Institute of Stockholm University where he together with the Institute s present day director Prof Dr Helmut Mussener opened the Stockholmer Koordinationsstelle zur Erforschung der deutschsprachigen Exil Literatur Stockholm Coordinating Center for Research into Germanophone Exile Literature in 1969 In 2001 the Hamburger Arbeitsstelle fur deutsche Exilliteratur HafdE was renamed the Walter A Berendsohn Forschungsstelle fur deutsche Exilliteratur BFfdE in his honor Berendsohn is also well known for writing the biography and championing the work of the writer Nelly Sachs He successfully nominated Nelly Sachs for the Nobel Literature Prize 1966 and Willy Brandt for the Nobel Peace Prize 1971 1 Publications EditWeltkriegserinnerungen Prague Buchdr Neumann 1934 Knut Hamsun Das unbandige Ich u die menschliche Gemeinschaft Munich A Langen 1929 Zur Vorgeschichte des Beowulf 1935 Humanisme i det 20 Aarhundererde Kolding 1937 Thomas Mann und die Seinen Bern Munich Francke 1973 ISBN 3 7720 1054 7 August Strindberg der Mensch und seine Umwelt das Werk der schopferische Kunstler Amsterdam Rodopi 1974 Amsterdamer Publikationen zur Sprache und Literatur Bd 4 ISBN 90 6203 061 0 August Strindberg Ein geborener Dramatiker Munich 1956 Der Meister des politischen Romans Lion Feuchtwanger Stockholm Dt Inst d Univ Stockholm 1976 Schriften des Deutschen Instituts der Universitat Stockholm Nelly Sachs Einf in das Werk der Dichterin judischen Schicksals Darmstadt Agora Verlag ISBN 3 87008 046 9 Innere Emigration Bromma 1971 Die humanistische Front Einfuhrung in die deutsche Emigranten Literatur Zurich 1946 153 Autobiographien der Fluchtlinge aus dem Dritten Reich Bromma 1966 References Edit GoogleBooks preview An American in Hitler s Berlin Abraham Plotkin s Diary 1932 33 published 2009 by University of Illinois page 31 original diary December 1932 Walter A Berendsohn was a professor of Scandinavian literature at the University of Hamburg and active member of the League for Men s Rights He emigrated to Sweden in 1933 The Deutsche Liga fur Menschenrechte had been formed out of the Bund Neues Vaterland a pacifist organization founded in November 1914 It was forced to dissolve in 1933 because of persecution by the Nazis Zabel Hermann ed Zweifache Vertreibung Erinnerungen an Walter A Berendsohn Nestor der Exil Forschung Forderer von Nelly Sachs Essen Klartext 2000 ISBN 3 88474 925 0 Plick Eckhart ed Lexikon freireligioser Personen Rohrbach Peter Guhl 1997 ISBN 3 930760 11 8 Lexikon deutsch judischer Autoren Archiv Bibliographia Judaica 1992 Plick Eckhart Zwischen Theorie und Glauben Disparate Tendenzen im Monismus in A E Lenz and Volker Muller eds Darwin Haeckel und die Folgen Monismus in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart Neustadt am Rubenberge Lenz 2006 ISBN 3 933037 56 5 External links EditHomepage of the Walter A Berendsohn Forschungsstelle fur deutsche Exilliteratur in German and English Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Walter Arthur Berendsohn amp oldid 1145149933, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
