Karl Witte

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Johann Heinrich Friedrich Karl Witte (born July 1, 1800 in Lochau; died March 6, 1883 in Halle) was a German jurist and Dante Alighieri scholar. He was the son of a pastor who encouraged a fairly intense program of learning. When Karl Witte was nine he spoke five languages and at fourteen was certified for a doctorate at the University of Leipzig.[1] His father wrote a book about educating his child.[2] In his own right be began his reputation as a Dante scholar in 1823.[3]

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  1. ^ GWU
  2. ^ The Education of Karl Witte: Or, The Training of the Child By Karl Heinrich Gottfried Witte, Henry Addington Bruce
  3. ^ New York Times 199
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