Schwarz-Taylor Professor of the German Language and Literature

The position of Taylor Professor of the German Language and Literature (named after the architect Robert Taylor, whose bequest funded the Taylor Institution) is one of the permanent chairs at the University of Oxford. The position was established in 1907. It is associated with a fellowship at The Queen's College, Oxford. The people to have held the position are:

Hermann Georg Fiedler 1907–1937 James Boyd 1938–1959 Ernest Stahl 1959–1969 Siegbert Salomon Prawer 1969–1986 Terence James Reed 1989–2004 Manfred Engel 2006-2009 Ritchie Robertson 2010–2021 Karen Leeder 2021–presentFaculty of Medieval and Modern Languages, University of Oxford, Professor Leeder elected as the next Schwarz Taylor Chair of German, 12 August 2021

The post was renamed the 'Schwarz–Taylor Professor of the German Language and Literature' in 2020,University of Oxford Gazette, 1 October 2020 following a donation from the Dieter Schwarz Foundation.Development Office, University of Oxford, 'Donation secures future of professorship in German language and literature', 22 April 2021

See also Taylor Institution, Oxford

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