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FREUND, WILHELM (1806—1894)
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See also:FREUND, WILHELM (1806—1894) , See also:German philologist and lexicographer, was See also:born at See also:Kempen in the See also:grand duchy of See also:Posen on the 27th of See also:January 18o6. He studied at See also:Berlin, See also:Breslau and See also:Halle, and was for twenty years chiefly engaged in private tuition. From 1855—1870 he was director of the Jewish school at See also:Gleiwitz in See also:Silesia, and subsequently retired to Breslau, where he died on the 4th of See also:June 1894. Although chiefly known for his philological labours, Freund took an important See also:part in the See also:movement for the emancipation of his Prussian coreligionists, and the Judengesetz of 1847 was in See also:great measure the result of his efforts. The See also:work by which he is best known is his W firterbuck der lateinischen Sprache (1834—1845), practically the basis of all Latin-See also:English dictionaries. His Wie studiert See also:man klassische Philologie? (6th ed., 1903) and Triennium philologicum (2nd ed., 1878—1885) are valuable See also:aids to the classical student. End of Article: FREUND, WILHELM (1806—1894)Additional information and CommentsThere are no comments yet for this article.
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