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Wolfgang Golther
1863–1945
A pioneering German scholar of medieval literature and myth, he helped shape the study of Germanic religion and saga. His work also extended into Wagner research, linking literary history with the world of opera and legend.
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Handbuch der Germanischen Mythologie
by Wolfgang Golther
About the author
Born in Stuttgart on May 25, 1863, Wolfgang Golther was a German philologist and literary historian whose work centered on Germanic studies. He became known as an authority on medieval German literature and Germanic religion, and he spent much of his academic career at the University of Rostock.
Golther wrote on saga, myth, and early literature, and he is also remembered as an early scholar of Richard Wagner. German reference sources describe him as a Germanist, philologist, author, and library director, reflecting the wide range of his scholarly life.
He died in Rostock on December 14, 1945. For readers interested in the roots of northern European legend, medieval storytelling, and the scholarly study of myth, his work remains a notable part of that tradition.