About Johannes Bolte
Lived 1858 – 1937 (aged 79). Johannes Bolte was a writer, literary critic, theatrologist, philologist, fairy tale scholar and literary historian.
Johannes Bolte (11 February 1858 – 25 July 1937) was a German folklorist. A prolific writer, he wrote over 1,400 publications, including monographs, articles, notes and book reviews.
Works Zeugnisse zur Geschichte unserer Kinderspiele, Zeitschrift für Volkskunde 19 (1909), pp. 381-414 (with Georg Polívka) Anmerkungen zu den Kinder- und Hausmärchen der Brüder Grimm, 5 vols, 1913-32
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Who was Johannes Bolte?
German author (1858-1937)
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Johannes Bolte was born on 11 February 1858 in Berlin.
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Johannes Bolte died on 25 July 1937 in Berlin.
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Johannes Bolte was a writer, literary critic, theatrologist, philologist, fairy tale scholar and literary historian.
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Johannes Bolte's recorded nationality: German Reich.
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