Theodor Möbius (June 22, 1821

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- April 25, 1890) was a German philologist who specialized in Germanic studies.

Biography

He was a son of German mathematician

August Ferdinand Möbius August Ferdinand Möbius (, ; ; 17 November 1790 – 26 September 1868) was a German mathematician and theoretical astronomer. Life and education Möbius was born in Schulpforta, Electorate of Saxony, and was descended on his mothe ...

. He studied at the Universities of

(1840–42) and

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(1842-43), receiving his doctorate in 1844 at Leipzig. From 1845 to 1861, he was an assistant, then later curator, at the university

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. He earned his habilitation at Leipzig in 1852 with the thesis ''Über die ältere isländische Saga'', and in 1859 became a professor of

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and literature there. In 1865, he accepted a similar position at

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. He edited many old Norse works.

Selected works

* ''Catalogus librorum islandicorum et norvegicorum ætatis mediæ editorum versorum illustratorum : Skáldatal sive Poetarum recensus Eddæ upsaliensis'', Lipsiæ : Apud W. Engelmannum, 1856. * ''Altnordisches Glossar : wörterbuch zu einer Auswahl alt-isländischer und alt-norwegischer Prosatexte'', Leipzig : B.G. Teubner, 1866 – Old Norse glossary: Dictionary of a selection of Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian prose. * ''Uber die Altnordische Sprache'', Halle, Waisenhaus, 1872 – Old Norse languages. * ''Die lieder der Älteren Edda'', Paderborn : F. Schöningh, 1876. (Completed after Karl Hildebrand's death (from p. 257) by Möbius). * ''Analecta norrœna : Auswahl aus der isländischen und norwegischen Litteratur des Mittelalters'', Leipzig : J.C. Hinrichs, second edition 1877 – "Analecta Norröna": Selections from Icelandic and Norwegian literature of the Middle Ages.WorldCat Identities
Most widely held works by Theodor Möbius

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*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. . 1821 births 1890 deaths Germanic studies scholars Old Norse studies scholars German philologists Leipzig University alumni Academic staff of Leipzig University Academic staff of the University of Kiel {{Germany-academic-bio-stub

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