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Adolf Ebert

1820 – 1890

German Romance philologist

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About Adolf Ebert

Lived 1820 – 1890 (aged 70). Adolf Ebert was a German writer, literary historian, university teacher, romanist and literary scholar.

Georg Karl Wilhelm Adolf Ebert (1 June 1820, in Kassel – 1 July 1890, in Leipzig) was a Romance philologist and literary historian. He was an author of literary studies as well as a publisher of periodicals, including the Jahrbuch für Romanische und Englische Literatur.

Ebert studied in Marburg, Leipzig, Göttingen, and Berlin between 1840 and 1843, was appointed as professor at the University of Marburg, and in 1862 came to occupy the newly founded chair of Romance philology at the University of Leipzig. With Ferdinand Wolf he founded and edited the Jahrbuch für Romanische und Englische Literatur, until 1863, when it was taken over by Ludwig Lemcke.

He was the author of the three volume Allgemeine Geschichte der Literatur des Mittelalters im Abendlande ("General history of literature of the Middle Ages in the West").

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University of Marburg, University of Göttingen
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Leipzig University, University of Marburg
Also known as
Georg Karl Wilhelm Adolf Ebert, Adolf Georg Karl Wilhelm Ebert

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Adolf Ebert?

German Romance philologist (1820-1890)

When was Adolf Ebert born?

Adolf Ebert was born on 1 June 1820 in Kassel.

When did Adolf Ebert die?

Adolf Ebert died on 1 July 1890 in Leipzig.

What was Adolf Ebert's occupation?

Adolf Ebert was a writer, literary historian, university teacher, romanist and literary scholar.

What nationality was Adolf Ebert?

Adolf Ebert was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Adolf Ebert

· Wikidata: Q75727

· DBpedia: Adolf Ebert

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