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Friedrich Riemer

Librarian author

April 19, 1774 (age 71)

Kłodzko, Kłodzko County, Poland

He worked in the households of Wilhelm von Humboldt and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. In 1812, he became professor at the Weimar gymnasium. From 1814 to 1820 he was assistant librarian, and from 1837 to his death he was librarian-in-chief at Weimar.

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Librarian author

Friedrich Wilhelm Riemer was a German scholar and literary historian.

Background

Riemer was born at Glatz.

Education

He studied theology and philology at Halle, was a tutor in the family of Wilhelm von Humboldt from 1801 to 1803, and then for nine years lived with Goethe as his literary assistant and his son"s tutor.

Career

He worked in the households of Wilhelm von Humboldt and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. In 1812, he became professor at the Weimar gymnasium. From 1814 to 1820 he was assistant librarian, and from 1837 to his death he was librarian-in-chief at Weimar.

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Born

April 19, 1774

Kłodzko, Kłodzko County, Poland
Died

December 19, 1845 (aged 71)

Weimar, Thuringia, Germany
Nationality
Germany

Education

"University of Halle-Wittenberg"

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