Education
He studied philology and history at the University of Leipzig, where he was influenced by Gottfried Hermann (1772–1848) and Moritz Haupt (1808–1874).
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Arnold Schaefer
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Career
After graduation, he was persuaded by educationist Karl Justus Blochmann (1786–1855) to relocate to Dresden, where he subsequently taught classes in history and ancient languages at the Vitzthum gymnasium. In 1851 he was appointed to the Royal Saxon state school (Street Augustin gymnasium) in Grimma. In late November 1857, he became a full professor of history at the University of Greifswald.
Several years later (1865), he started work as a professor at the University of Bonn, where he remained until his death in 1883.
Membership
Prussian Academy of Sciences. German Archaeological Institute. Göttingen Academy of Sciences.
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Nationality
Germany