Education
Beginning in 1828, he studied philosophy and theology at the University of Tübingen.
Beginning in 1828, he studied philosophy and theology at the University of Tübingen.
He was a son-in-law of writer Gustav Schwab. In 1841 he began work as second librarian at the Universitätsbibliothek Tübingen, where from 1863 to 1881, he served as first librarian.