Walter Horace Bruford

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Why Is Walter Horace Bruford Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Walter Horace Bruford, FBA was a British scholar of German literature. Walter Horace Bruford was born in Manchester in 1894. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School and then at St. John's College, Cambridge, and the University of Zurich. During World War I he served with the Royal Navy cryptographic intelligence division in Room 40 at the Admiralty. After the war he conducted research in Zurich, became a lecturer in German at Aberdeen University in 1920, and then a reader at Aberdeen in 1923. Bruford was then appointed professor of German at the University of Edinburgh in 1929. He was seconded to the Foreign Office during World War II, 1939–1943, to work at Bletchley Park. From 1951 he was Schröder Professor of German at the University of Cambridge until 1961.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Walter Horace Bruford?

Walter Horace Bruford is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of Aberdeen
• University of Manchester
• University of Zurich
• University of Cambridge
• University of Liverpool
• University of Edinburgh