Hugh Barr Nisbet

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Hugh Barr Nisbet
Born24 August 1940
Died6 February 2021
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolGerman philosophy

Hugh Barr Nisbet (24 August 1940 - 6 February 2021) was a British literary scholar and Emeritus Professor of Modern Languages (German) at the University of Cambridge. He was known for his works on German literature and philosophy and had worked as General Editor and Germanic Editor of the journal Modern Language Review. Nisbet is a recipient of the Humboldt Prize for research on Lessing (1998).[1][2]

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  1. ^ "Professor Barry Nisbet | Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics". www.mmll.cam.ac.uk.
  2. ^ "In memoriam: Hugh Barr Nisbet (24 August 1940 - 6 February 2021)". Publications of the English Goethe Society. 90 (2): 163–166. 4 May 2021. doi:10.1080/09593683.2021.1926067. ISSN 0959-3683. S2CID 235736279.

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