Ludwig Lemcke

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Ludwig Lemcke (25 December 1816 in Brandenburg an der Havel – 21 September 1884 in Giessen) was a German Romance philologist and literary historian.

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He studied history, philology and languages at the University of Berlin, and from 1841 worked as a private scholar, and later as a schoolteacher, in Braunschweig. In 1862 he succeeded Adolf Ebert as an associate professor of modern languages and Western literature at the University of Marburg. In 1865 he attained a full professorship, and two years later, relocated as a professor to the University of Giessen. In 1873/74 he served as university rector. [1] [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Lemcke, Ludwig Gustav Constantin Hessian Biography
  2. ↑ ADB:Lemcke, Ludwig In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 51, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1906, S. 639–642.
  3. ↑ Kategorie:ADB:Autor:Ludwig Lemcke
  4. ↑ Most widely held works by Ludwig Lemcke WorldCat Identities
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