August Closs, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

August Closs

Professor of German studies and author on German poetry

Date of Birth: 09-Aug-1898

Place of Birth: Neumarkt in Steiermark, Styria, Austria

Date of Death: 21-Jun-1990

Profession: university teacher, Germanist, literary scholar

Nationality: Austria, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

August Max Closs (9 August 1898 – 21 June 1990) was a professor of German studies.
Born in Austria, he studied German and English language and literature, and in 1929 moved to London.
There he taught at University College, and became friends with the German scholar Robert Priebsch, whose daughter Hannah he married.
In 1931 he began teaching at the University of Bristol, where he stayed until his retirement in 1964.
He was a prolific author on and editor and anthologizer of German poetry.
In addition, he was a dedicated collector of manuscripts and books; part of his collection was sold to Princeton University, and the rest forms the Priebsch-Closs Collection Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies.
He is remembered also for his efforts to bring about German-English reconciliation after the Second World War, especially between the cities of Bristol and Hannover.