He attended the teaching seminar in
Köpenick and later worked as an instructor in
Zehdenick (from 1856) and
Trebbin (from 1860). In 1863 he moved to
Nauen, where in 1879 he was appointed
conrector of the boys' school.[1][2]
Published works
He is best remembered as the author of detailed
lexicons involving German poets and writers of prose, such as:
Lexikon der deutschen Dichter und Prosaisten von den ältesten Zeiten bis zum Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts, (1884) – Lexicon of German poets and prose writers from the earliest times to the end of the 18th century.
Deutsches Dichter-Lexicon. Biographische und bibliographische Mittheilungen über deutsche Dichter aller Zeiten. Unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Gegenwart (2 volumes 1886–87) – German lexicon of poets; biographical and bibliographical information.[3]