Georg Büchmann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German philologist (1822-1884)
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Place of Birth: Berlin
About Georg Büchmann
- Georg Büchmann (German: ['b?çman]; 4 January 1822 – 24 February 1884) was a German philologist.
- He was born in Berlin, and died there in Schöneberg. He studied theology, philology and archaeology in University of Berlin, where his instructors included August Böckh and Theodor Panofka.
- He worked as a schoolteacher in Brandenburg an der Havel, and later taught language courses at the Friedrich-Werder'schen trade school in Berlin (1854–77).
- In 1872 he attained the title of professor.He became well known as a result of his 1864 book Geflügelte Worte, Der Zitatenschatz des Deutschen Volkes, a collection of quotations.
- Specifically, the book (the title of which, loosely translated, is "Winged Words") included literary quotes that had become part of common speech.
- It went through numerous, expanded and revised editions (14th edition, Berlin, 1884) and has been translated into various foreign languages.
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