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'''Jost Trier''' (15 December 1894 – 15 September 1970) was a German philologist who was Chair of German Philology at the [[Organization:University of Münster|University of Münster]] from 1932 to 1961.

==Biography==
Jost Trier was born in Schlitz, Hesse, Germany on 15 December 1894, the son of physician Jost Christian Ludwig Trier (1859-1939) and Else Nehrkorn. After graduating from gymnasium in Barmen in 1914, Trier studied [[History:Ancient Rome|Roman]] philology, German philology, comparative linguistics and [[Art history|art history]] at the [[Organization:University of Freiburg|University of Freiburg]]. His studies were interrupted by [[Social:World War I|World War I]], during which Trier served in the Imperial German Army. He was eventually captured by the {{wipe|France}}, and was since February 1915 interned in a prisoner of war camp in French Algeria. Trier was infected by [[Medicine:Malaria|malaria]] in 1916, and was subsequently interned in {{wipe|Switzerland}}, where he was able to continue his studies at the [[Organization:University of Basel|University of Basel]] (1916-1918). After the war, he continued his studies at the universities of Berlin (1918-1919) and [[Organization:University of Marburg|Marburg]] (1919-1920), and subsequently worked as a secondary school teacher. Trier gained his PhD at the University of Freiburg in 1923 with a thesis on [[Social:Ethnology|ethnology]], [[Social:Etymology|etymology]] and culture.{{sfn|Tiefenbach|2006|pp=229-232}}

After gaining his PhD, Trier taught at the University of Marburg. Since 1932, Trier was Chair of German Philology at the [[Organization:University of Münster|University of Münster]]. Trier specialized in Germanic linguistics, particularly [[Social:Etymology|etymology]]. He was a friend of Dutch philologist Jan de Vries. A teacher and lecturer of considerable ability, Trier played an instrumental role in reviving the field of [[Social:German studies|German studies]] after [[Social:World War II|World War II]]. He was the founder and leader of a number of important associations and institutes for German studies. From 1957 to 1957, Trier was Rector at the University of Münster. He retired in 1963.{{sfn|Tiefenbach|2006|pp=229-232}}

==Selected works==
* ''Der Heilige Jodocus'', 1924
* ''Aufsätze und Vorträge zur Wortfeldtheorie'', 1973

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* {{cite book |last1=Tiefenbach |first1=Heinrich |year=2006 |chapter=Trier |chapter-url=https://db.degruyter.com/view/GAO/RGA_5884 |title=Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UMcTAQAAIAAJ |language=de |volume=31 |publisher=Walter de Gruyter |pages=229–232 |isbn=3110183862 }}
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