Schwarz-Taylor Professor of the German Language and Literature

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The position of Taylor Professor of the German Language and Literature (named after the architect Robert Taylor, whose bequest funded the Taylor Institution) is one of the permanent chairs at the University of Oxford.{{cite web|url=http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/statutes/regulations/185-084.shtml#_Toc87060909|title=Annexe: Table 7: Schedule of Statutory Professorships|publisher=University of Oxford|date=15 January 2015|access-date=4 February 2015}} The position was established in 1907. It is associated with a fellowship at The Queen's College, Oxford. The people to have held the position are:

• Hermann Georg Fiedler 1907–1937{{cite ODNB|first1=Daria |last1=Santini|title=Fiedler, Hermann Georg (1862–1945)|date=May 2014 |id=62275}}
• James Boyd 1938–1959{{cite ODNB|first1=Jill| last1=Hughes |title=Boyd, James (1891–1970)|date=May 2014 |id=62274}}
• Ernest Stahl 1959–1969{{cite ODNB|first1=T. J. |last1=Reed |title=Stahl, Ernest Ludwig (1902–1992)|date=May 2014 |id=98298}}{{cite web|title=Stahl, Prof. Ernest Ludwig|work=Who's Who 2015|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=October 2014 |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U175599|access-date=4 February 2015}} {{subscription required}}
• Siegbert Salomon Prawer 1969–1986{{cite journal|url=http://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2012-2013/27september2012-no4999/collegeshallsandsocieties/#166417|title=Memorial Events: Queen's|access-date=4 February 2015|journal=Oxford University Gazette|publisher=University of Oxford|date= 27 September 2012|number=4999|volume=143}}
• Terence James Reed 1989–2004{{cite web|title=Reed, Prof. Terence James, (Jim)|work=Who's Who 2015|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=October 2014 |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U32113|access-date=4 February 2015}} {{subscription required}}
• Manfred Engel 2006-2009{{Cite web | title=The Taylor Chair, 1907-2020 {{!}} Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages | url=https://www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk/oxford-polyglot/2020-21/3/taylor-chair-1907-2020 | access-date=2025-04-06 | website=www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk}}
• Ritchie Robertson 2010–2021{{cite journal|url=http://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2009-10/weekly/180210/notc.htm#16Ref|title=Appointment: Taylor Professorship of the German Language and Literature|publisher=University of Oxford|journal=Oxford University Gazette|date=18 February 2010}}
• Karen Leeder 2021–presentFaculty of Medieval and Modern Languages, University of Oxford, [https://www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk/news/2021/08/12/professor-leeder-elected-next-schwarz-taylor-chair-german Professor Leeder elected as the next Schwarz Taylor Chair of German], 12 August 2021

The post was renamed the 'Schwarz–Taylor Professor of the German Language and Literature' in 2020,[https://gazette.web.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/gazette/documents/media/1_october_2020_-_no_5287_redacted.pdf#page=2 University of Oxford Gazette, 1 October 2020] following a donation from the Dieter Schwarz Foundation.Development Office, University of Oxford, '[https://www.development.ox.ac.uk/news/donation-secures-future-of-professorship-in-german-language-and-literature Donation secures future of professorship in German language and literature]', 22 April 2021