About Eduard Hoffmann-Krayer
Lived 1864 – 1936 (aged 71). Eduard Hoffmann-Krayer was a Swiss philologist and university teacher.
1934 portrait of Eduard Hoffman-Krayer, Schweizerischen Archiv für Volkskunde Band XXXIII Heft 3/4.
Eduard Hoffmann-Krayer (1864–1936) was a Swiss folklorist, Germanist and medievalist, from 1900 professor for phonetics, Swiss dialectology and folklore at the University of Basel and founder of the Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Volkskunde in 1896.
His 1902 essay Die Volkskunde als Wissenschaft ("Folkloristics as Science") received international attention.
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Who was Eduard Hoffmann-Krayer?
Swiss folklorist (1864-1936)
When was Eduard Hoffmann-Krayer born?
Eduard Hoffmann-Krayer was born on 5 December 1864 in Basel.
When did Eduard Hoffmann-Krayer die?
Eduard Hoffmann-Krayer died on 28 November 1936 in Basel.
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Eduard Hoffmann-Krayer was a philologist and university teacher.
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Eduard Hoffmann-Krayer was Swiss.
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