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Felix Dahn Biography

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DAHN, Felix (1834-1912). An historian, jurist, and novelist. He was born in Hamburg, Feb. 9, 1834. His parents were celebrated actors, his early training was classic. He studied history and law in Munich and Berlin, became privatdocent in Munich in 1857 and professor of law there in 1862. He afterward occupied the same position in Würzburg (1863). Könisberg (1872), and Breslau (from 1888). To history he contributed Die Könige der Germanen (9 vols., 1861-1902), und romanischen Völker

The New International Encyclopaedia, Vol. VI (New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1920) 436-437.