Wilhelm Konrad Hermann Müller (27 May 1812, Holzminden – 4 January 1890, Göttingen) was a philologist of Germanic studies.
Wilhelm Konrad Hermann Müller | |
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| Born | May 27, 1812 |
| Died | January 4, 1890 (aged 77) Göttingen, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Nationality | German |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Philology |
| Institutions | University of Göttingen |
From 1830 he studied philology and theology at the University of Göttingen as a student of Karl Otfried Müller. In 1841 he started work as a lecturer of German language and literature at Göttingen, becoming an associate professor in January 1845.[1] From 1856 up until his death in 1890, he was a full professor of philology at Göttingen.[2]
Works
editWith Georg Schambach, he was co-author of a book on Lower Saxon legends and fairy tales, titled "Niedersächsische Sagen und Märchen" (1855). With Friedrich Karl Theodor Zarncke, he was an editor of a four-part Middle High German dictionary ("Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch", 1854–1866) that was initiated by Georg Friedrich Benecke. Other noted works associated with Müller include:
- De Corcyræorum republica, 1835 – On the republic of the Corcyreans. [what is now modern-day Corfu ]
- Geschichte und System der altdeutschen Religion, Göttingen 1844 – History and system of the old German religion.
- Mythologie der deutschen Heldensage, Heilbronn 1886 – Mythology of the German heroic saga.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ ADB:Müller, Wilhelm (Germanist) @ Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
- ^ Deutsche Philologie an den preussischen Universitäten edited by Uwe Meves
- ^ Google Books De Corcyræorum republica
- ^ Wilhelm Konrad Hermann Müller @ de.Wikisource