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Georg Büchmann (; 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 Bachmann
In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. 4. Auflage. Band 3, Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts, Leipzig/ Wien 1885–1892, S. 579.
Georg Büchmann (; 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
August Böckh or Boeckh (; 24 November 1785 – 3 August 1867) was a German classical scholar and antiquarian.
Life
He was born in Karlsruhe, and educated at the local gymnasium; in 1803 he left for the University of Halle, where he studied th ...
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.In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. 4. Auflage. Band 3, Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts, Leipzig/ Wien 1885–1892, S. 579.
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* * * German philologists Humboldt University of Berlin alumni Writers from Berlin 1822 births 1884 deaths German schoolteachers {{Germany-linguist-stub