Georg Büchmann
Georg Büchmann (lang; 4 January 1822 – 24 February 1884) was a German philologist. He was born in Berlin, and died there in Schöneberg. • Illustration — Georg Büchmann. • Illustration — His grave in Berlin He studied theology, philology and archaeology in University of Berlin, where his instructors included August Böckh and Theodor Panofka. He worked as a schoolteacher in Brandenburg an der Havel, and later taught language courses at the Friedrich-Werder'schen trade school in Berlin (1854–77).
Georg Büchmann
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- Born
- 1822 · Berlin.
- Died
- 1884 · Schöneberg.
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- Kingdom of Prussia
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- linguist · writer · oberlehrer · teacher
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- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
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- German
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In 1872 he attained the title of professor. He became well known as a result of his 1864 book Geflügelte Worte, Der Zitatenschatz des Deutschen Volkes, a collection of quotations. Specifically, the book (the title of which, loosely translated, is "Winged Words") included literary quotes that had become part of common speech. It went through numerous, expanded and revised editions (14th edition, Berlin, 1884) and has been translated into various foreign languages.
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Georg Büchmann lived from 4 January 1822 to 24 February 1884 and was an “Oberlehrer” and teacher. Georg Büchmann was born on 4 January 1822 in Berlin and died on 24 February 1884. The place of death of Georg Büchmann is recorded as Schöneberg, Allemagne by the Bibliothèque nationale de France and as Berlin by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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Georg Büchmann died in 1884 at Schöneberg.
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