Alexander Kaufmann

Alexander Kaufmann (14 May 1817 – 1 May 1893) was a German poet and folklorist from Bonn.

Kaufmann came from a prominent local family, whose members had served in both the city government and service of the former Elector of Cologne.

At the University of Bonn, he studied law, languages, and history.

In 1844, Kaufmann was appointed to teach Prince Karl von Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, who made him keeper of the Wertheim archives in 1850.

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