Ludwig Tobler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ludwig Tobler

Swiss germanist and linguist (1827-1895)

Date of Birth: 01-Jun-1827

Place of Birth: Hirzel, canton of Zürich, Switzerland

Date of Death: 15-Aug-1895

Profession: university teacher, Germanist, linguist

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Johann Ludwig Tobler (1 June 1827 – 19 August 1895) was a Swiss philologist and folklorist.
Born in Hirzel in Zürich, Switzerland, he was an older brother of philologist Adolf Tobler (1835–1910).
Ludwig Tobler died in Zürich. He studied theology, philosophy and philology at the universities of Zürich and Leipzig, receiving his doctorate at the latter institution in 1851.
In 1864 he obtained his habilitation from the University of Bern and in 1866 became an associate professor of linguistics and German philology.
In 1873 he returned to the University of Zürich, where in 1893 he was named a full professor of German language and literature.