Eduard Hoffmann-Krayer
Swiss folklorist (1864-1936) · Switzerland · On the map · Academics · Died at 71
Eduard Hoffmann-Krayer (1864-1936) was a Swiss folklorist, Germanist and medievalist, from 1900 professor for phonetics, Swiss dialectology and folklore at the University of Basel and founder of the Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Volkskunde in 1896.
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His 1902 essay Die Volkskunde als Wissenschaft received international attention.
Country
Switzerland
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1864 to 1936 · aged 71
