Moritz Callmann Wahl

Moritz Callmann Wahl (March 28, 1829 – October 15, 1887) was a German writer.

Biography

He was born in Sondershausen, Germany on March 28, 1829. He studied Oriental languages at Leipzig under Julius Fürst and Heinrich Leberecht Fleischer. Later he taught for a time at an English school, and later was a correspondent in a business house at Lyon, France. He settled at Erfurt, Germany, where he founded a business academy. Aside from his teaching activity he pursued scientific studies. He died on October 15, 1887.

Publications

Beiträge zur Vergleichenden Parömiologie
Das Sprichwort in der Hebräisch-Aramäischen Literatur
The Book of Merry Riddles
Das Sprichwort der Neueren Sprachen
Die Englische Parömiologie vor Shakespeare
Das Parömiologische Sprachgut bei Shakespeare

References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Wahl, Moritz Callmann". Jewish Encyclopedia. 1901–1906.

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