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Mar 26, 1831 Friedrichstadt, Schleswig Holstein, Germany Died on 25 Dec 1880 (aged 49)
German scholar
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About Wilhelm Mannhardt
- Wilhelm Mannhardt (March 26, 1831, Friedrichstadt – December 25, 1880, Danzig) was a German scholar, mythologist and folklorist.
- He is known for his work on Germanic mythology, on Baltic mythology, and other pre-Christian European pantheons; and for his championing of the solar theory, namely in the early years of his career, under the influence of Jakob Grimm.
- Later on, Mannhardt focused more on vegetation spirits from an evolutionist point of view, namely the primitive tree cult and its later developments.He was also a collector and carried out field work despite poor health.
- He was a forerunner of James Frazer's The Golden Bough (1890), and like Frazer, his theories have subsequently been heavily criticized.
