Frederick Klaeber

Deceased Person

1863 – 1954

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Who was Frederick Klaeber?

Frederick J. Klaeber was a German philologist who was Professor of Old and Middle English at the University of Minnesota. His edition of the poem Beowulf, published as Beowulf and the Fight at Finnsburg, is considered a classic work of Beowulf scholarship; it has been in print continuously since 1922 and is now in its fourth edition.

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Born
Oct 1, 1863
Beetzendorf
Nationality
  • Germany
Education
  • Humboldt University of Berlin
Employment
  • University of Minnesota
Died
Oct 4, 1954
Bad Kösen

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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