Peter Wapnewski
Peter Wapnewski (7 September 1922 – 21 December 2012) is a German university teacher, writer, philologist, musician, germanist, and medievalist. He was born in Kiel. He died in Berlin.
His employers include Freie Universität Berlin, Heidelberg University, Technische Universität Berlin, and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Awards received include Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ernst Reuter Medal, Helmholtz Medal, Sigmund Freud Prize, and Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America.