Moritz Callmann Wahl
German writer
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| Intro | German writer | |
| Places | Germany | |
| was | Writer | |
| Work field | Literature | |
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| Birth | 28 March 1829 | |
| Death | 15 October 1887 (aged 58 years) |
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Moritz Callmann Wahl (March 28, 1829 – October 15, 1887) was a German writer.
Biography
He was born in Sondershausen, Germany on March 28, 1829. He studied Oriental languages at Leipzig under Julius Fürst and Heinrich Leberecht Fleischer. Later he taught for a time at an English school, and later was a correspondent in a business house at Lyon, France. He settled at Erfurt, Germany, where he founded a business academy. Aside from his teaching activity he pursued scientific studies. He died on October 15, 1887.
Publications
- Beiträge zur Vergleichenden Parömiologie
- Das Sprichwort in der Hebräisch-Aramäischen Literatur
- The Book of Merry Riddles
- Das Sprichwort der Neueren Sprachen
- Die Englische Parömiologie vor Shakespeare
- Das Parömiologische Sprachgut bei Shakespeare