Berend Kordes

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Berend Kordes (born October 27, 1762 in Lübeck , † February 5, 1823 in Kiel ) was a German philologist and librarian.

Life

Berend Kordes was the son of a Lübeck merchant and attended the Katharineum in Lübeck . From 1783 he studied philology and theology at the University of Kiel and from 1785 at the University of Leipzig , where he graduated with a master's degree. He completed his habilitation in 1787 at the University of Jena and read there as a private lecturer. In 1789 he moved to Kiel. He was initially tutor to the church council and theology professor Samuel Gottfried Geyser and held lectures at the university as a private lecturer. In 1792 he was appointed associate professor and sub-librarian of the Kiel University Library in Kiel . In 1810 he was the sole librarian of this library.

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personal data
SURNAME Kordes, Berend
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German philologist and librarian
DATE OF BIRTH October 27, 1762
PLACE OF BIRTH Lübeck
DATE OF DEATH February 5, 1823
Place of death Kiel