What was the founding name of the university other than the University of Leeds where E. V. Gordon teaches medieval Germanic languages?
E. V. Gordon Eric Valentine Gordon (1896–1938) was a philologist, known as an editor of medieval Germanic texts and a teacher of medieval Germanic languages at the University of Leeds and the University of Manchester.
University of Duisburg-Essen The University of Duisburg-Essen (German: "Universität Duisburg-Essen" ) is a public university in Duisburg and Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and a member of the newly founded University Alliance Metropolis Ruhr. It was founded in 1654 and re-established on 1 January 2003 as a merger of the Gerhard Mercator University of Duisburg and the University of Essen. Until 1994 the name of the Gerhard Mercator University was "Comprehensive University of Duisburg".