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Bremmer, Prof Em Dr R.H. (Rolf)

Specialism

Frisian Philology

 

Biography

Rolf Bremmer (Zwolle, 1950) studied English Language and Literature and Germanic Studies in Groningen and Oxford from 1970-1977. From 1977-1979 he was a teacher of English in Groningen, afterwards, until 1986, lecturer Old and Middle English and History of the English Language at the Catholic University Nijmegen (Now Radboud University). In 1987 he obtained his doctorate from this university. From 1986 until his retirement in 2015 he was, respectively, assistent, associate, and full professor of English Philology. In 1994 he held the Erasmus Chair of Dutch History and Culture at Harvard University. In 2001 he was appointed to the special chair of Frisian Language and Literature at Leiden University on behalf of the Fryske Akademy. Since 2017 he has been a guest researcher at the Fryske Akademy, Leeuwarden. He has published widely both in the field of medieval Englsih and medievel Frisian language and culture.