Ernst Höpfner (3 June 1836, Rawitsch – 28 February 1915,

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) was a German

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and

philologist Philology () is the study of language in oral and written historical sources. It is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics with strong ties to etymology. Philology is also defined as the study of ...

Biography

He studied philology at the Universities of Halle and

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, then engaged in study trips through France and England. In 1859, he became an ''Oberlehrer'' in

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, later serving as a director at the ''Realschule zum Heiligen Geist'' in Breslau (from 1868). In 1873, he was appointed ''Provinzialschulrat'' in

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, and from 1888 onward, was associated with the Ministry of Culture in

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. Beginning in 1894, he served as a

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at the

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. In 1868, with philologist Julius Zacher, he founded the journal, ''Zeitschrift für deutsche Philologie''. In 1890, he founded the ''Gesellschaft für deutsche Erziehungs- und Schulgeschichte'' ("Society for German education and school history").

Principal works

* ''G.R. Weckherlin's Oden und Gesänge; ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der deutschen Dichtung'', 1865 – Georg Rudolf Weckherlin's odes and hymns. * ''Reformbestrebungen auf dem Gebiete der deutschen Dichtung des XVI. und XVII. Jahrhunderts'', 1866 – Reform efforts in the field of

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of the 16th and 17th century.OCLC Classify
published works

References

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