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Karl Viktor Müllenhoff (born September 8, 1818, in Marne, Duchy of Holstein; died February 19, 1884, in
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) was a German philologist who specialized in Germanic studies.


Biography

He was born in Marne, Holstein as the second son of merchant Johann Anton Müllenhoff. In his youth, he received his education in the town of Meldorf (1830–1837)."Statement(s) based on translated text from an equivalent article at the German Wikipedia". He later studied under Gregor Wilhelm Nitzsch at the University of Kiel, then continued his education at
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(1839, under Gottfried Hermann and Moriz Haupt) and then in
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(1839-1841), where his instructors included Karl Lachmann and Wilhelm Grimm. In 1841 he received his PhD at Kiel with a dissertation on
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He taught classes in
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,
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and
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at the University of Kiel, where in 1854 he became a full professor of German literature and
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. Afterwards, he returned to Berlin as a professor of German philology (1858-1884). In 1861 he became a member of the Gesetzlose Gesellschaft zu Berlin. Two of his well-known students in Berlin were Wilhelm Scherer and Elias von Steinmeyer. In 1863 he introduced a theory involving the continuity of written language dating from the era of
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. From around 1875, he resided at Schellingstraße 7 ( Berlin-Tiergarten), a few years later, moving to a house on Lützowufer in the same district. He was buried in the Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof in Berlin-Schöneberg. In 1896, a thoroughfare called '' Müllenhoffstraße'' ( Berlin-Kreuzberg) was named in his honor.


Publications

* ''Sagen, Märchen und Lieder der herzogthümer Schleswig, Holstein und Lauenburg'', 1845 – Collection of sagas, fairy tales and songs from the Duchies of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg. * ''De Antiquissima Germanorum Poesi Chorica'', a treatise; cited as one of his greatest works (1847). * ''Altdeutsche Sprachproben'', 1864 (4th edition, 1885. 5th edition, 1963). * ''Denkmäler deutscher Poesie und Prosa aus dem 8. bis 12. Jahrhundert'', with Wilhelm Scherer (Berlin, 1864) – Monuments of German poetry and prose from the 8th-12th century. * ''Deutsche Alterthumskunde'', left unfinished; cited as one of his greatest works (1870–99); five volumes. ** Vol. 1. ''Die Phoenizier. Pytheas von Massalia''. ** Vol. 2. ''Die Nord- und Ostnachbaren der Germanen. Die Gallier und Germanen''. ** Vol. 3. ''Der Ursprung der Germanen''. ** Vol. 4. ''Die Germania des Tacitus''. ** Vol. 5. ''Über die Voluspa. Über die ältere Edda''.WorldCat Identities
Most widely held works by K.Müllenhoff


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Further reading

* Scherer and Schröder, ''Karl Müllenhoff'' (Berlin, 1896)


External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mullenhoff, Karl 1818 births 1884 deaths People from Dithmarschen German philologists Germanic studies scholars People from the Duchy of Holstein University of Kiel alumni Leipzig University alumni Humboldt University of Berlin alumni Academic staff of the University of Kiel Academic staff of the Humboldt University of Berlin