Education
From 1861 to 1866 he studied classical philology at the Universities of Munich and Bonn, and in 1875 was named senior librarian at the university library in Würzburg.
From 1861 to 1866 he studied classical philology at the Universities of Munich and Bonn, and in 1875 was named senior librarian at the university library in Würzburg.
From 1882 to 1909 he was director of the Bavarian State Library in Munich.