Moritz Callmann Wahl

Moritz Callmann Wahl (March 28, 1829 – October 15, 1887) was a German writer.

Biography He was born in Sondershausen, Germany on March 28, 1829. He studied Oriental languages at Leipzig under Julius Fürst and Heinrich Leberecht Fleischer. Later he taught for a time at an English school, and later was a correspondent in a business house at Lyon, France. He settled at Erfurt, Germany, where he founded a business academy. Aside from his teaching activity he pursued scientific studies. He died on October 15, 1887.

Publications Beiträge zur Vergleichenden Parömiologie Das Sprichwort in der Hebräisch-Aramäischen Literatur The Book of Merry Riddles Das Sprichwort der Neueren Sprachen Die Englische Parömiologie vor Shakespeare Das Parömiologische Sprachgut bei Shakespeare