Edmund Hoefer
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Edmund Hoefer was a leading German
novelist of the second half of the 19th century and a noted literary historian.
in 1839, he studied philology
and history
at the universities of Greifswald, Heidelberg and Berlin
. He began to write fiction early in life, his first stories appearing in collected form under the title From the People (Aus dem Volk; Stuttgart, 1852), and proving very popular. They were followed by Out of the Old Time and the New (Aus alter und neuer Zeit; Stuttgart, 1854), As the People Speak (Wie das Volk spricht; 1855), Skizzenbuch aus Norddeutschland, Schwanwiek (1856), Bewegtes Leben (1856) and Days that Are No More (Vergangene Tag; Prague, 1859). Wie das Volk spricht was a collection of old proverbial sayings which Hoefer revised and expanded over the years, and an edition appeared in 1876. German Hearts (Deutsche Herzen; Prague, 1860) was widely read. Of his longer works, the most notable were Norien. Erinnerungen einer alten Frau (Stuttgart, 1858, 2 vols.), Der große Baron (1861, 2 vols.), Unter der Fremdherrschaft (1863, 3 vols.), Tolleneck (1864, 3 vols.), Altermann Ryke (1864, 4 vols.) and his Low German
story Pap Kuhn (1878).
Germany
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novelist of the second half of the 19th century and a noted literary historian.
Biography
After graduating from a gymnasiumGymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
in 1839, he studied philology
Philology
Philology is the study of language in written historical sources; it is a combination of literary studies, history and linguistics.Classical philology is the philology of Greek and Classical Latin...
and history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
at the universities of Greifswald, Heidelberg and Berlin
Humboldt University of Berlin
The Humboldt University of Berlin is Berlin's oldest university, founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin by the liberal Prussian educational reformer and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt, whose university model has strongly influenced other European and Western universities...
. He began to write fiction early in life, his first stories appearing in collected form under the title From the People (Aus dem Volk; Stuttgart, 1852), and proving very popular. They were followed by Out of the Old Time and the New (Aus alter und neuer Zeit; Stuttgart, 1854), As the People Speak (Wie das Volk spricht; 1855), Skizzenbuch aus Norddeutschland, Schwanwiek (1856), Bewegtes Leben (1856) and Days that Are No More (Vergangene Tag; Prague, 1859). Wie das Volk spricht was a collection of old proverbial sayings which Hoefer revised and expanded over the years, and an edition appeared in 1876. German Hearts (Deutsche Herzen; Prague, 1860) was widely read. Of his longer works, the most notable were Norien. Erinnerungen einer alten Frau (Stuttgart, 1858, 2 vols.), Der große Baron (1861, 2 vols.), Unter der Fremdherrschaft (1863, 3 vols.), Tolleneck (1864, 3 vols.), Altermann Ryke (1864, 4 vols.) and his Low German
Low German
Low German or Low Saxon is an Ingvaeonic West Germanic language spoken mainly in northern Germany and the eastern part of the Netherlands...
story Pap Kuhn (1878).