Education
From 1830 he studied philology and theology at the University of Göttingen as a student of Otfried Müller.
germanist philologist university professor
From 1830 he studied philology and theology at the University of Göttingen as a student of Otfried Müller.
In 1841 he started work as a lecturer of German language and literature at Göttingen, becoming an associate professor in January 1845. From 1856 up until his death in 1890, he was a full professor of philology at Göttingen.