Ferdinand Wolf (8 December 1796,

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– 18 February 1866, Vienna) was a scholar of

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from Austria. He was an author of literary studies as well as a publisher of periodicals, including the '' Jahrbuch für Romanische und Englische Literatur''. Wolf studied philosophy and law at the

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, and then literature at the

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. In 1819, after graduation, he became a

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at the kaiserlichen Hofbibliothek, now the

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, and was later promoted to research fellow. He was succeeded in this office by his son Adolf. In 1847, Wolf was involved with the foundation of the

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, which he served as secretary. He is buried in Vienna.

Publications

Author

* ''Über die neuesten Leistungen der Franzosen für die Herausgabe ihrer National-Heldengedichte.'' Wien 1833. * ''Floresta de rimas modernas castellanas.'' 2 Bände. Paris 1837. * ''Über die Lais, Sequenzen und Leiche.'' Heidelberg 1841. * ''Rosa de romances.'' Leipzig 1846 (auch als 3. Teil von Georg Bernhard Depping's ''Romancero''). * ''Über eine Sammlung spanischer Romanzen in fliegenden Blättern auf der Universitätsbibliothek zu Prag.'' Wien 1850. * ''Studien zur Geschichte der spanischen und portugiesischen Nationalliteratur.'' Berlin 1859. * ''Dom Antonio José da Silva, der Verfasser der sogenannten „Opern des Juden“ (Operas do Judeu).'' Gerold, Wien
Digitalisat der Ausgabe von 1860
. * ''Le Brésil littéraire. Histoire de la littérature brésilienne.'' Asher, Berlin 1863
Digitalisat bei gallica.bnf.fr
* ''Blütenlese aus der Gelehrtenkorrespondenz.'' Hrsg. von seinem Sohn Adolf Wolf.

Editor

* with

Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher Stephan Friedrich Ladislaus Endlicher, also known as Endlicher István László (24 June 1804 – 28 March 1849), was an Austrian botanist, numismatist and Sinologist. He was a director of the Botanical Garden of Vienna. Biography Endlicher ...

: ''Die Sage vom Bruder Rausch.'' Wien 1835. * with Konrad Hofmann: ''Primavera y flor de romances.'' 2 vols. Berlin 1856. * with Adolf Ebert: ''Jahrbuch für romanische und englische Literatur.''

Translator

George Ticknor George Ticknor (August 1, 1791 – January 26, 1871) was an American academician and Hispanist, specializing in the subject areas of languages and literature. He is known for his scholarly work on the history and criticism of Spanish literatur ...

: ''Geschichte der spanischen Literatur'' ("The history of Spanish literature"). Leipzig 1865.

References

* Rivas Gagliardi, Laura (2020): ''Literaturgeschichte und Ideologie. Ferdinand Wolfs literaturpolitisches Projekt «Le Brésil littéraire» (1863)''. Berlin/ Boston: De Gruyter.

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wolf, Ferdinand Romance philologists Writers from Vienna 1796 births 1866 deaths Scholars from the Austrian Empire University of Vienna alumni University of Graz alumni