Levin Ludwig Schücking


Levin Ludwig Schücking was a German scholar of the English language and English literature.

Life

He was the major figure of his time in Germany in English studies, as professor at Leipzig University.
His book Die Soziologie der Literarischen Geschmacksbildung won international recognition.
He was known also for his studies of Old English literature, and Shakespeare.
In 1933, Schücking signed the "Declaration of Belief in Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist State by the Professors of the German Universities", but later he was an opponent.
He was the oldest son of Paulus and Catharina Schücking, which made him the nephew of writer Levin Schücking.

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