Ferdinand Wolf

Ferdinand Wolf (8 December 1796, Vienna – 18 February 1866, Vienna) was a scholar of Romance studies from Austria.

He was an author of literary studies as well as a publisher of periodicals, including the Jahrbuch für Romanische und Englische Literatur.

In 1819, after graduation, he became a scrivener at the kaiserlichen Hofbibliothek, now the Austrian National Library, and was later promoted to research fellow.

He was succeeded in this office by his son Adolf.

In 1847, Wolf was involved with the foundation of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, which he served as secretary.