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Ludwig Hirzel

Swiss literary historian1838 to 1897

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Teachers and mentors7

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a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
August Böckh
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
August Schleicher
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Franz Felix Adalbert Kuhn
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Heinrich Schweizer-Sidler
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Hermann Köchly
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Karl Müllenhoff
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Kuno Fischer

Education and career6

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from 1857
University of Zurich
studied
from 1858
University of Jena
studied
from 1860
Frederick William University Berlin
studied
1862 to 1866
Kantonsschule Frauenfeld
worked
1866 to 1874
Old Kantonsschule (Albert Einstein House)
worked
1874 to 1897
University of Bern
worked

At a glance

known as: literary historian, university teacher, 1874 to 1897, secondary school teacher, 1862 to 1874, Germanist
fields: history of literature, German studies, German-language literature
degrees: full professor
Wikipedia: in 5 languages

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Elsewhere6

identity

stated by WikidataWikipediaLudwig Hirzel (historian)
stated by WikidataWikidataQ120279
stated by WikidataVIAF45066584
stated by WikidataGND116916567
stated by WikidataIdRef07739643X
stated by WikidataISNI0000000081239988

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@misc{academicancestry_Q120279,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Ludwig Hirzel: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q120279},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). Ludwig Hirzel: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q120279