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Karl Lachmann

German philologist and critic (1793-1851)

† 1851-03-13 · Authors · Writer; cross-wiki notability: present on 26 language Wikipedias
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Life

Karl Lachmann was born on March 4, 1793 in Brunswick and died on March 13, 1851 in Berlin, aged 58. Recorded occupations: grammarian, translator, classical philologist, university teacher, Germanist and philologist. Country of citizenship: Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Fields of work: German studies and classical philology. Educated at University of Göttingen and Leipzig University. Member of Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities and Academy of Sciences of Turin.

At a glance
Born
March 4, 1793 · Brunswick
Died
March 13, 1851 · Berlin
Age at death
58
Citizenship
Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Occupations
grammarian, translator, classical philologist, university teacher, Germanist, philologist
Education
University of Göttingen, Leipzig University
Wikipedia editions
26 languages
Signature licence
Public domain
About this signature

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Biographical facts: Wikidata Q213662 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Karl Lachmann on Wikipedia.

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