Alexander Kaufmann
Section • Illustration — Alexander Kaufmann. Alexander Kaufmann (14 May 1817 – 1 May 1893) was a German poet and folklorist from Bonn.
Alexander Kaufmann
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- Born
- 1817. · Bonn.
- Died
- 1893. · Wertheim.
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Occupation
- poet, writer, archivist, historian, educator and documentalist.
- Fields
- literature, archival science, history and education.
- Education
- University of Bonn.
- Languages
- German.
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Biography
Biography
Kaufmann came from a prominent local family, whose members had served in both the city government and service of the former Elector of Cologne. He was also related to the painter Andreas Müller. At the University of Bonn, he studied law, languages, and history. In 1844, Kaufmann was appointed to teach Prince Karl von Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, who made him keeper of the Wertheim archives in 1850. Kaufmann would retain this post until his death.
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Alexander Kaufmann lived from 14 May 1817 to 1 May 1893 and was a writer, archivist, “Dokumentar”, historian, educator, “Kulturhistoriker”, “Archivrat” and poet. The birth of Alexander Kaufmann is recorded on 14 May 1817 in Bonn, and the death on 1 May 1893 in Wertheim.
Research and folklore
Research and folklore
• Research for Karl Simrock's Legends of the Rhine • Collected local legends of the Main • Mythoterpe, ein Mythen-, Sagen- und Legendenbuch with poet Georg Friedrich Daumer; • Researched information for Cæsarius von Heisterbach • Translated Wunderbare Geschichten aus den Werken des Cæsarius von Heisterbach • Biographie des belgischen Dominikaners Thomas von Chantimpre (posthumous)
Alexander Kaufmann als fürstlicher Archivrat, um 1880.
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1817
Alexander Kaufmann born at Bonn.
1893
Alexander Kaufmann died at Wertheim.
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Wertheim.
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Poetry collections
Poetry collections
• Gedichte (1852) • Mainsagen (1853) • Unter den Reben (1871)
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- “Alexander Kaufmann”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q77270: Alexander Kaufmann
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1072907275, Hans Hackarath's Buchhandlung (Alexander Kaufmann) (Dresden-Altstadt).
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1072907275, Hans Hackarath's Buchhandlung (Alexander Kaufmann) (Dresden-Altstadt).Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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