Rudolf Hildebrand
Encyclopedia
Heinrich Rudolf Hildebrand (13 March 1824 – 28 October 1894) was a Germanist
, contributor to and then editor of the Grimm brothers'
Deutsches Wörterbuch
. He wrote also on the history of German folksongs, and on the teaching of the German language
in schools. He was professor at the University of Leipzig
from 1868.
German studies
German studies is the field of humanities that researches, documents, and disseminates German language and literature in both its historic and present forms. Academic departments of German studies often include classes on German culture, German history, and German politics in addition to the...
, contributor to and then editor of the Grimm brothers'
Brothers Grimm
The Brothers Grimm , Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm , were German academics, linguists, cultural researchers, and authors who collected folklore and published several collections of it as Grimm's Fairy Tales, which became very popular...
Deutsches Wörterbuch
Deutsches Wörterbuch
Das Deutsche Wörterbuch / Deutsches Wörterbuch is one of the most important dictionaries of the German language...
. He wrote also on the history of German folksongs, and on the teaching of the German language
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
in schools. He was professor at the University of Leipzig
University of Leipzig
The University of Leipzig , located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university in Germany...
from 1868.