Forster, Leonard Wilson, 1913-1997 (German scholar)
Dates
- Existence: 1913 - 1997
Biography
Leonard Wilson Forster (1913-1997), German scholar, was born in London on 30 March 1913. He attended Marlborough College and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, before studying in Germany and Switzerland. During the war, he worked on code-breaking at Bletchley Park, 1941-1945, and on special duties in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, 1945-1946. Forster became Professor of German at University College London in 1950, and Schröder Professor at Cambridge in 1961. He retired in 1979, and died in Cambridge on 18 April 1997.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence of Leonard Forster relating to the 'Anglica Germanica' series
Leonard Wilson Forster: Correspondence and Papers
Leonard Wilson Forster: Material for obituary of Robert Auty
Correspondence regarding Robert Auty; obituaries; supplementary material; and letters to Auty's sister, Phyllis, regarding her brother.
Material for the Obituary of Walter Bruford
Biographical material for the memoir of Bruford in Proceedings of the British Academy, Vol.76, '1990 lectures and memoirs', 1991, including a copy of Bruford's memorial lecture on Jethro Bithell, 1979.
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