Carl August Friedrich Mahn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Carl August Friedrich Mahn

German philologist

Date of Birth: 09-Sep-1802

Place of Birth: Zellerfeld, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 27-Jan-1887

Profession: university teacher, romanist, linguist

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Carl August Friedrich Mahn (September 9, 1802 – January 27, 1887) was a German philologist and language teacher and researcher. Mahn was born in Zellerfeld.
In 1828 he became a foreign-language teacher in Berlin, but he gained note mainly for his investigation into etymologies.
He published several books on the subject as well as contributing extensively to the etymologies in the 1864 edition of the English-language Webster's Dictionary.
He also published several textbooks for learners of French, English, Italian, Latin, and ancient Greek, as well as works on a variety of other linguistic and literary subjects.
He died in Steglitz in 1887.