Theodor Möbius | |
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Born |
Leipzig,
Kingdom of Saxony (now Germany) | 22 June 1821
Died | 25 April 1890 Leipzig,
Germany | (aged 68)
Nationality | German |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Germanic studies |
Sub-discipline | Old Norse studies |
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Main interests |
Theodor Möbius (June 22, 1821 Leipzig - April 25, 1890) was a German philologist who specialized in Germanic studies.
He was a son of German mathematician August Ferdinand Möbius. He studied at the Universities of Leipzig (1840–42) and Berlin (1842-43), receiving his doctorate in 1844 at Leipzig. From 1845 to 1861, he was an assistant, then later curator, at the university library. [1] He earned his habilitation at Leipzig in 1852 with the thesis Über die ältere isländische Saga, [2] and in 1859 became a professor of Scandinavian languages and literature there. In 1865, he accepted a similar position at Kiel. He edited many old Norse works.
Theodor Möbius | |
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Born |
Leipzig,
Kingdom of Saxony (now Germany) | 22 June 1821
Died | 25 April 1890 Leipzig,
Germany | (aged 68)
Nationality | German |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Germanic studies |
Sub-discipline | Old Norse studies |
Institutions |
|
Main interests |
Theodor Möbius (June 22, 1821 Leipzig - April 25, 1890) was a German philologist who specialized in Germanic studies.
He was a son of German mathematician August Ferdinand Möbius. He studied at the Universities of Leipzig (1840–42) and Berlin (1842-43), receiving his doctorate in 1844 at Leipzig. From 1845 to 1861, he was an assistant, then later curator, at the university library. [1] He earned his habilitation at Leipzig in 1852 with the thesis Über die ältere isländische Saga, [2] and in 1859 became a professor of Scandinavian languages and literature there. In 1865, he accepted a similar position at Kiel. He edited many old Norse works.