Kuno Meyer (20 December 1858, Hamburg – 11 October 1919, Leipzig) was a German scholar who specialised in Celtic philology and literature. He was a lecturer and then professor of German at the University of Liverpool for 27 years. During his tenure, he also accepted the post of MacCallum lecturer in Celtic at the University of Glasgow and lectured on various topics in 1903–1906. The fourth issue of Am Bàrd featured a reprint of a short supportive letter from Meyer, indicating he and Erskine were in touch.
Extracts from his collections of Old Irish literature, including Ancient Irish Poetry, were often featured in Erskine’s magazines. The first issue of Guth na Bliadhna (Winter 1904) featured the article ‘‘Gaelic Literature and Professor Kuno Meyer’ by ‘Alasdair Beag’. When Meyer died in October 1919, Erskine reflected on his demise in ‘Bàs Kuno Meyer’ in Guth na Bliadhna (Winter 1919).
Publications in Erskine’s Periodicals
- [letter of support, ENG], Volume I, Issue 4 (August 1901),
Reprints in Erskine’s Periodicals
- ‘Òran an t-Samhraidh’ [poetry, GD], Volume XVII, Issue 1 (Spring 1920), translated by Kuno Meyer, Gaelic by D. M. N. C. [Dòmhnall Mac na Ceàrdaich]
- ‘Na h-Innse Sona’ [poetry, GD], Volume XVII, Issue 2 (Summer 1920), from Ancient Gaelic Poetry by Kuno Meyer, Gaelic by D. M. N. C. [Dòmhnall Mac na Ceàrdaich]
- ‘Beannachadh Moire’ [poetry, GD], Volume XVII, Issue 3 (Autumn 1920), from Ancient Irish Poetry by Kuno Meyer, Gaelic by D. M. N. C. [Dòmhnall Mac na Ceàrdaich]
- ‘An Rìgh ’s an Dithreabhach’ [poetry, GD], Volume II, Issue 1 (Spring 1910), translated by Kuno Meyer, Gaelic by C. M. P. [Calum MacPhàrlain]
- ‘Liadain agus Cuirithir’ [prose, GD], Volume II, Issue 2 (Summer 1910), translated by Kuno Meyer, Gaelic by C. M. P. [Calum MacPhàrlain]
Resources
- ‘Prof. Kuno Meyer 1903-1906,’ Sgeul na Gàidhlig aig Oilthigh Ghlaschu / The Gaelic Story at the University of Glasgow (2019)