Horst Fuhrmann


Horst Fuhrmann (22 June 1926 – 9 September 2011) is a German medievalist, pedagogue, and university teacher. He was born in Kluczbork. He died in Herrsching am Ammersee.

His employers include University of Tübingen and University of Regensburg. Awards received include Bavarian Order of Merit, Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art, Honorary doctorate from University of Toronto, Honorary doctor of the University of Bologna, honorary doctorate from Columbia University, honorary doctor of the University of Tübingen, and Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America.