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This contribution portrays J.J.A.A. Frantzen (1853-1923), the first Germanic scholar with a chair in Utrecht, as a teacher and professor of German. The author reaches the conclusion that even after a century the relation between philology and language teaching is still problematic. To counter this he advocates linguistic research into the learning processes involved in language teaching as an autonomous academic approach

Delvaux’ ‘Anekdotische Betrachtungen’, published here as a lecture, constitute a kind of intellectual testament. Looking back on his academic career Delvaux took stock and looked ahead to the uncertain future of Germanic Studies