Carl August Friedrich Mahn

Carl August Friedrich Mahn ( born September 9, 1802 in Zellerfeld, † January 27, 1887 in Steglitz ) was a German linguist, Provenzalist and Anglist.

Life and work

Mahn studied in Braunschweig, Göttingen and Berlin. From 1828, he was a private tutor and private tutor in Berlin. In 1857 he was co-founder of the Berlin Society for the study of modern languages ​​. His students included Paul Heyse, Karl Bartsch and Konrad Hofmann. He taught at the Academy from 1872 to 1880 for existing modern philology in Berlin, from 1873 with the title of professor.

Works

  • Dictionary of the Vicar of Wakefield by O. Goldsmith, for the benefit of beginners in the English language, Brunswick 1825
  • The works of the troubadours in Provençal, 4 vols, Berlin 1846-1886, reprint Geneva, 1977
  • Poems of the Troubadours in Provencal language, Berlin 1856-1864, reprint Geneva, 1977
  • Monuments of the Basque language, Berlin 1857, reprint 1967 Oosterhout
  • (Ed.) Dr. Johann Christian August Heyse 's general verde lish forming and explanatory dictionary of foreign words with designation of pronunciation and intonation of words. After earlier edits newly improved and greatly enriched, 12th edition, Hannover 1859
  • About origin, significance, purpose and goals of Romance Philology, Berlin 1863
  • (Editor of Etymology ) Noah Webster: A Dictionary of the English Language, revised and improved by A. Goodrich and N. Porter, the Etymology by Dr. KAF Mahn, of Berlin, Prussia - Springfield, Massachusetts, 1864
  • The biographies of the Troubadours in Provencal language, 2nd edition, Berlin 1878
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