Karl Gustaf Andresen


Karl Gustaf Andresen was a German linguist. He was the father of Romance philologist Hugo Andresen.
He studied philology at the University of Kiel as a pupil of Gregor Wilhelm Nitzsch, receiving his doctorate in 1837. Afterwards, he worked as a schoolteacher in Altona and Mülheim an der Ruhr. In 1870 he obtained his habilitation at the University of Bonn, where in 1874 he became an associate professor.

Selected works

Ueber deutsche Orthographie, 1855 - On German orthography.Die deutschen Familiennamen, 1862 - German surnames.Über die Sprache Jacob Grimms, 1869 - On the language of Jacob Grimm.Die altdeutschen Personennamen in ihrer Entwickelung und Erscheinung als heutige Geschlechtsnamen, 1873 - Old German personal names in their development and appearance. Ueber deutsche Volksetymologie - On German folk etymology.Sprachgebrauch und Sprachrichtigkeit im Deutschen - Common and clear language in German.