Ludwig Bechstein
German writer and fairy tale collector (1801-1860)
Ludwig Bechstein was born on November 24, 1801 in Weimar and died on May 14, 1860 in Meiningen, aged 58. Recorded occupations: librarian, writer, archivist, pharmacist, collector of fairy tales and historian. Country of citizenship: Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. Fields of work: literature and written work. Educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Leipzig University. Member of Academy of Science for Public Utility and Freemasonry.
- Born
- November 24, 1801 · Weimar
- Died
- May 14, 1860 · Meiningen
- Age at death
- 58
- Citizenship
- Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
- Occupations
- librarian, writer, archivist, pharmacist, collector of fairy tales, historian
- Education
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Leipzig University
- Wikipedia editions
- 19 languages
- Signature licence
- Public domain
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