Leo Spitzer
Linguist
Leo Spitzer was an Austrian Romanist and Hispanist, philologist, and an influential and prolific literary critic. He was known for his emphasis on stylistics. Along with Erich Auerbach, Spitzer is widely recognized as one of the foundational... Wikipedia
Born: February 7, 1887, Vienna, Austria
Died: September 16, 1960 (age 73 years), Forte dei Marmi, Italy
Organization founded: Portugiesisch-Brasilianisches Institut
Notable students: Hans Marchand