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Fedor BrownGerman philologist, dean and professor of St. Petersburg University
Date of Birth: 01.01.1862
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Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Academic Career at St. Petersburg University
- Marriage and Personal Life
- Academic Activities and Publications
- Post-Revolution Work
- Emigration to Germany
Early Life and Education
Fedor Aleksandrovich Braun was born in 1862 and completed his studies at the Historical and Philological Faculty of St. Petersburg University in 1885.
Academic Career at St. Petersburg University
After graduating, Braun embarked on his teaching career at his alma mater. From 1888, he delivered lectures on the history of Western European literature, Germanic philology, and German language. In 1900, he earned his master's degree and became an extraordinary professor in the Department of Western European Literature. In 1905, he was appointed full professor.
Braun played a pivotal role in establishing the Romano-Germanic Department at the university, which emphasized the independent study of Western European languages and literature. Notable colleagues in this department included F. D. Batyushkov and R. O. Lange.
Marriage and Personal Life
Braun married the Russian poetess Evgenia Mikhailovna Studenskaya, daughter of the court physician M. M. Shershevsky. The marriage was short-lived, as Studenskaya contracted tuberculosis while caring for her sick husband and passed away in 1906.
Academic Activities and Publications
Braun was a member of the Imperial Archaeological Commission and taught at the Higher Women's Courses and the Historical-Philological Institute. He published articles in various academic journals, including "Living Antiquity," "Education," and the "Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary."
Post-Revolution Work
After the October Revolution, Braun contributed to the pedagogical reform commissions of the People's Commissariat for Education (Narkompros).
Emigration to Germany
In 1920, Braun was sent to Germany on a mission and never returned to Russia. He became a professor at Leipzig University from 1922 to 1932 and served as one of the editors of the journal "Beseda" from 1923 to 1925.
