one who loves to the point of adoration, scholorship, and immersion german language, art,
music, mannerisms, history, politics,
people, architecture, film, food, cars, kitsch, costume, herritage, folk culture, literature, philosophy, mythology, craftmanship.....
my dad was a germanophile. he kept a copy of Der Struwwelpeter around the
house in hopes that i'd read it, studied
german grammer for hours every night, and
always wanted to visit someday.