Biography of Peter Wapnewski

Peter Wapnewski (* 7. September 1922 in Kiel; † 21. December 2012 in Berlin) was a deutscher Altgermanist. He was 90 years old. He worked at Freie Universität Berlin, Heidelberg University, Technische Universität Berlin and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. He received 5 awards, including Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ernst Reuter Medal.