Over decades, Dr. Hans Gehl collected hundreds of audio recordings and thus over 750 hours of spoken language from German-speaking settlement areas in Southeast Europe, such as Banat, Batschka, and Syrmia. This work formed the basis of the four-volume Danube Swabian Dictionary published by Hans Gehl. The scientific systematization of Gehl's extensive archive of image, audio, and written documents will make his legacy available for further research. The project is led by Margret Findeisen.
Danube Swabian Dialectology
The project focuses on cataloging the archive of Dr. Hans Gehl, who headed the Danube Swabian Dialectology and Folklore Research Research Area at the IdGL from 1987 until his retirement in 2004.
