Karl Gotthelf Jakob Weinhold (26 October 1823, in Reichenbach – 15 August 1901, in

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) was a German

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and

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who specialized in

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Biography

Karl Weinhold was born in Reichenbach,

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on 26 October 1823. From 1842 he studied at the universities of Breslau and

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, obtaining his

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at Halle in 1847. In 1850 he became a professor of German language and literature at the

University of Krakow The Jagiellonian University ( Polish: ''Uniwersytet Jagielloński'', UJ) is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and the 13th oldest university in ...

. Afterwards, he taught as a professor at the universities of

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(1851–61),

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(1861–75), Breslau (1876–89) and Berlin (from 1889). On three separate occasions he served as university rector; 1870–72 at Kiel, 1879/80 at Breslau and 1893/94 at Berlin. In 1891 he was a founder of the ''Zeitschrift des Vereins für Volkskunde'' ("Journal of the Association of Folklore").

Selected works

* ''Die deutschen Frauen in dem Mittelalter. Ein Beitrag zu den Hausalterthümern der Germanen'', 1850 – German women in the Middle Ages. * ''Mittelhochdeutsches Lesebuch, mit einem metrischen Anhang und einem Glossar'', 1850 –

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reader, with a metric appendix and a glossary. * ''Weihnacht-spiele und lieder aus Süddeutschland und Schlesien'', 1853 – Christmas games and songs from southern Germany and

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. * ''Ueber deutsche Dialectforschung'', 1853 – German dialect studies. * ''Altnordisches leben'', 1856 –

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life. * ''Alemannische Grammatik'', 1863 –

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grammar. * ''Grammatik der deutschen Mundarten'', 1863 – Grammar of German dialects. * ''Bairische grammatik'', 1867 – Bavarian grammar. * ''Heinrich Christian Boie. Beitrag zur Geschichte der deutschen Literatur im achtzehnten Jahrhundert'', 1868 – Heinrich Christian Boie. Contribution to the history of German literature in the eighteenth century. * ''Mittelhochdeutsche Grammatik'', 1877 – Middle High German grammar. * ''Dramatischer Nachlass von J.M.R. Lenz'' (as editor, 1887) – Dramatic

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Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz (23 January 1751, or 12 January in the Julian calendar – 4 June 1792, or 24 May in the Julian calendar) was a Baltic German writer of the ''Sturm und Drang'' movement. Life Lenz was born in Sesswegen (Cesvaine), ...

. * ''Die Verbreitung und die Herkunft der Deutschen in Schlesien'', 1887 – The distribution and origin of Germans in Silesia.Most widely held works by Karl Weinhold
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Karl Weinhold
de.Wikisource (bibliography) *Hans Fix: „Lieber Möbius!“ Karl Weinholds Breslauer Briefe an Theodor Möbius (1874-1889). In: ''Śląska republika uczonych • Schlesische Gelehrtenrepublik • Slezská vědecká obec'', vol. 7, hg. v. Marek Hałub u. Anna Mańko-Matysiak. Dresden-Wrocław 2016. S. 249-359. . {{DEFAULTSORT:Weinhold, Karl 1823 births 1901 deaths People from Dzierżoniów People from the Province of Silesia German folklorists German medievalists Germanists Germanic studies scholars Linguists from Germany Academic staff of the Humboldt University of Berlin Academic staff of the University of Breslau Academic staff of the University of Kiel Academic staff of Jagiellonian University Academic staff of the University of Graz

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