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Michael Resler

Michael Resler (born July 7, 1948) is a philologist, academic, and author, specializing in the late-12th- and early-13th-century German Arthurian romance. He is a professor of German Studies at Boston College.

Most known for his work on medieval Germanic philology, Resler has authored six books, including works on ''Daniel von dem Blühenden Tal'' by der Stricker and Hartmann von Aue's ''Erec''. Additionally, he was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for the academic year 1980–81. In 2014, he was honored with the Bundesverdienstkreuz (Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany), the highest award accorded to civilians by the German government, in recognition of his successful mentorship of (at the time) 100 Fulbright applicants to Germany and Austria; in the meantime the number of Fulbright scholars mentored by Resler has topped 150. Provided by Wikipedia