Ernst Friedrich Kärcher, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ernst Friedrich Kärcher

German classical philologist and high school teacher (1789-1855)

Date of Birth: 04-Aug-1789

Place of Birth: Ichenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 12-Apr-1855

Profession: high school teacher, classical philologist

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Ernst Friedrich Kärcher (4 August 1789 – 12 April 1855) was a German educator and philologist born in Ichenheim, a village in Baden-Württemberg.
He is remembered as an author of numerous Latin dictionaries. He studied theology and classical languages at the University of Heidelberg, and subsequently worked for several years as a tutor.
In 1815 he became a teacher at the Pädagogium in Durlach, and in 1820 was an instructor at the Lyceum Karlsruhe, where he taught classes until his death in 1855.
In 1836 he was given the title of Oberstudienrath. Kärcherstraße, a street in the Mühlburg district of Karlsruhe is named in his honor.