David Yeandle
David Yeandle | |
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Yeandle in 2022 | |
| Born | 27 February 1955 Cambridge, England |
| Died | 22 September 2025 (aged 70) Hemingford Abbots, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Occupations | Academic, author |
| Title | Emeritus Professor and Senior Research Fellow |
| Awards | Freeman of the City of London |
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| Doctoral advisor | Dennis Howard Green |
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David Nicholas Yeandle (27 February 1955 – 22 September 2025) was a British Germanist and author.
Life and career
Yeandle was born in Cambridge, England on 27 February 1955. He was Emeritus Professor and Senior Research Fellow at King's College London[1] and an Affiliated Lecturer in German at the University of Cambridge.[2] He published widely on German language and literature, including Old High German, Middle High German, and the modern German language.[1] After taking early retirement in 2010, he developed a research interest in ecclesiastical history, particularly of the Anglican Church.[3] Yeandle died in Hemingford Abbots, Cambridgeshire on 22 September 2025, at the age of 70.[4][5]
Selected publications
- Commentary on the Soltane and Jeschute Episodes in Book III of Wolfram von Eschenbach’s Parzival (116,5–138,8) (Heidelberg: Winter, 1984) [also: David Nicholas Yeandle, "A Detailed, Critical Commentary on the Soltane and Jeschute Episodes in Book III of Wolfram von Eschenbach’s Parzival". (University of Cambridge: PhD Dissertation, 1982)] ISBN 3-533-03-577-8
- "The Ludwigslied: King, Church, and Context’", in: "mit regulu bithuungan": neue Arbeiten zur althochdeutschen Poesie und Sprache, edited by J.L. Flood and D.N. Yeandle (Göppingen: Kümmerle, 1989) ISBN 3-87452-737-9
- Frieden im "Neuen Deutschland". Das Vokabular des "Friedenskampfes": Eine linguistische Analyse und Dokumentation des Friedensvokabulars in der offiziellen Sprache der DDR vornehmlich der ausgehenden 80er Jahre (Heidelberg: Winter, 1991) ISBN 3-533-04-410-6
- A Victorian Curate: A Study of the Life and Career of the Rev. Dr John Hunt (Cambridge: Open Book Publishers, 2021) ISBN 1-80064-154-0
Notes
- ^ a b Deutsche Akademischer Austauschdient 2018.
- ^ Cambridge University Reporter 2017.
- ^ Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics.
- ^ Funeral Notices 2025.
- ^ "Professor David Yeandle Yeandle". The Times. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
References
- Cambridge University Reporter (15 November 2017). "Elections, appointments, reappointments, and grants of title". Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- Deutsche Akademischer Austauschdient (12 June 2018). "David Nicholas YEANDLE, Dr". Gemanistenverzeichnis. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics. "Professor David Yeandle". University of Cambridge. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- "The obituary notice of Professor David YEANDLE". Funeral Notices. Retrieved 8 October 2025.