Meves, who retired as Professor of German Medieval Studies in 2009, was awarded a "Lower Saxony Professorship" for the History of German Studies. In a very prominent field of applicants, Meves prevailed with his proposal to continue three of his research projects: A volume of documents on the history of German studies in the 19th century, which contains a large number of previously unpublished and annotated sources; a volume of commentaries on the correspondence between the brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm; and an edition of the correspondence between the brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm and the philologist Moriz Haupt. "The Lower Saxony professorship for Prof. Dr Uwe Meves continues to make the quality and reputation of Oldenburg medieval studies visible," said the then Vice President for Research, Prof. Dr Dr h.c. Hans-Jürgen Appelrath. The professorship is an excellent opportunity for Meves to complete his research projects supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG).

Excellent research does not depend on age - this is the starting point of the "Research 65+ - The Lower Saxony Professorship" funding programme launched by the state of Lower Saxony and the Volkswagen Foundation with the aim of keeping top researchers at universities beyond the legal age limit. Meves' academic career began at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, where he completed his doctorate in 1976 with a study on minstrel epics. After his second State Examination, he conducted research at the University of Trier and was appointed to the professorship for older German language and literature in Oldenburg in 1987. Meves' research and teaching specialisms include medieval literature in a social and cultural-historical context and the academic history of German studies. For many years, he was the spokesperson for the international editorial board of the Critical Edition of the Correspondence of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm; his projects have been funded by the DFG on numerous occasions. Since 2010, he has edited the book series "Beiträge zur Geschichte der Germanistik" (together with Prof Dr Jens Haustein, University of Jena).

Contact:

Prof. Dr Uwe Meves,
Institute for German Studies
Tel.: 0441/798-4558, (-2344 Office of the Institute)

Email:
Homepage: uol.de/uwe-meves/