Friedrich August Eckstein
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1810 – 1885
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Who was Friedrich August Eckstein?
Friedrich August Eckstein was a German classical philologist and educator born in Halle an der Saale.
He studied philology at the University of Halle, earning his doctorate in 1831. In 1839 he became head of the Royal Pädagogium in Halle, and in 1849 was appointed Kondirektor at the Franckesche Stiftungen. In 1863 he moved to Leipzig as an adjunct professor at the University and as rector of the Thomanerchor. He held the title of rector at the Thomanerchor until 1881.
Eckstein died in Leipzig.
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- Born
- May 6, 1810
Halle - Nationality
- Germany
- Education
- Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg
- Died
- Nov 15, 1885
Leipzig
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on July 23, 2013
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