About Friedrich Wagenfeld
Lived 1810 – 1846 (aged 36). Friedrich Wagenfeld was a German linguist, writer, philologist and teacher.
Friedrich Wagenfeld (3 January 1810 – 26 August 1846) was a German philologist and author born in Bremen.
Life Wegenfeld was born in Bremen in 1810.
From 1829 to 1832 Wegenfeld studied philology in Göttingen, and subsequently spent several years serving as a tutor in Brinkum. He lived and worked as a writer in Bremen, where he died on 26 August 1846, at the age of 36.
Today there is a street named Lazy Street and the House of the Seven Lazy Brothers in Bremen which celebrate Wagenfeld's work and in particular his story of the Seven Lazy brothers.
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Who was Friedrich Wagenfeld?
German philologist (1810-1846)
When was Friedrich Wagenfeld born?
Friedrich Wagenfeld was born on 3 January 1810 in Bremen.
When did Friedrich Wagenfeld die?
Friedrich Wagenfeld died on 26 August 1846 in Bremen.
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Friedrich Wagenfeld was a linguist, writer, philologist and teacher.
What nationality was Friedrich Wagenfeld?
Friedrich Wagenfeld was German.
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