Albert Bielschowsky was a German

Germany

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 literary

Literature

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 historian

Historian

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 (Literaturwissenschaftler). He is known for his writings concerning Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer, pictorial artist, biologist, theoretical physicist, and polymath. He is considered the supreme genius of modern German literature. His works span the fields of poetry, drama, prose, philosophy, and science. His Faust has been called the greatest long...

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Bielschowsky was born in Namslau (Namysłów), Prussian Silesia, into a family of Jewish merchants. He studied philology

Philology

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 in Breslau (Wrocław) and Berlin

Humboldt University of Berlin

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. Because Bielschowsky's work on Goethe was cut short by his death in Berlin, the series was completed by Theobald Ziegler

Theobald Ziegler

Theobald Ziegler was a German philosopher and educator who was a native of Göppingen, Württemberg.-Career:...

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Literary works

• Goethe. Sein Leben und seine Werke, 2 vols. Munich: C. H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. 1895-1903 (numerous printings).
• The Life Of Goethe: 1749-1788, From Birth To The Return From Italy
• The Life of Goethe: 1788-1815, from the Italian Journey to the Wars of Liberation
• The Life of Goethe: 1815-1832, from the Congress of Vienna to the Poet's Death.

External links

• Bielschowsky, Albert at www.ostdeutsche-biographie.de