Background
He was the son of theologian Christian Friedrich Fritzsche (1776-1850).
He was the son of theologian Christian Friedrich Fritzsche (1776-1850).
He studied under philologist Gottfried Hermann (his future father-in-law) at the University of Leipzig, where in 1825 he received his habilitation.
In 1828, he succeeded Immanuel Gottlieb Huschke (1761-1828) as professor of rhetoric and belles-lettres (teaching classes in classical literature) at the University of Rostock. At Rostock, he founded a philological seminar, and in 1836/37, served as university rector.