Hans-Georg Beck
Hans-Georg Beck | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 February 1910 |
| Died | 25 May 1999 (aged 89) |
| Spouse | Erni Hamann-Beck |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich |
| Thesis | Vorsehung und Vorherbestimmung in der theologischen Literatur der Byzantiner (1936) |
| Doctoral advisor | Martin Grabmann |
| Other advisor | Franz Dölger |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Byzantine studies |
| Sub-discipline | Byzantine literature, History of the Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Institutions | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (1949–1975) |
| Doctoral students | Vera von Falkenhausen Peter Schreiner Günter Prinzing Ralph-Johannes Lilie |
| Notable works | Kirche und theologische Literatur im Byzantinischen Reich (1959) Geschichte der byzantinischen Volksliteratur (1971) Das byzantinische Jahrtausend (1978) |
Hans-Georg Beck FBA (18 February 1910 – 25 May 1999) was a German scholar who specialised in Byzantine studies. He held the chair of Byzantine studies and modern Greek language and literature at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich from 1960 to 1975, and was editor-in-chief of the Byzantinische Zeitschrift from 1964 to 1977.