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Martin Durrell

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Professor Martin Durrell (born 6 November 1943) is an English academic who is known for his study of the German language.^[1]^[2] In 1990 Durrell was appointed to the Henry Simon Chair of German at the University of Manchester,^[3] until becoming professor emeritus at his retirement in 2008.^[2]

Biography

Durrell graduated from Jesus College, Cambridge in Modern & Medieval Languages before taking a Diploma in General Linguistics at the University of Manchester. Then he completed a doctorate at the University of Marburg.^[1]

From 1967 to 1986, Durrell worked as a lecturer at the University of Manchester. Then he spent four years as Professor of German at the Royal Holloway and Bedford College, University of London.^[1]

From 1998 to 2008, Durrell was a member of the International Academic Council of the Institut für Deutsche Sprache (IDS).^[3] From 1995 to 2004 he served on the international committee of the Internationale Vereinigung für Germanistik (IVG) (serving as Vice-President during 2004-05).^[3] Durrell is particularly known for his work on the text Hammer's German Grammar and Usage which is recognised as the foremost English language reference guide to German grammar.^[3]

In 2002 Durrell was given the award of Bundesverdienstkreuz (Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany) for his services to British-German understanding.^[3]

References

1. ^¹²{{cite web|title=Professor Martin Durrell staff profile|url=http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/martin.durrell/|publisher=University of Manchester|accessdate=29 April 2014}}
2. ^¹{{cite web|title=Debrett's People of Today|url=http://www.debretts.com/people-of-today/profile/11972/Martin-DURRELL|publisher=Debrett's|accessdate=28 April 2014}}
3. ^¹²³⁴{{cite journal|last=Davies|first=Winifred|author2=Parker, Stephen|title=Martin Durrell: An Appreciation|journal=German Life and Letters|date=October 2008|volume=61|issue=4|pages=401–545|doi=10.1111/j.1468-0483.2008.00435.x}}

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