Gottfried Wilhelm Becker (22 February 1778 – 17 January 1854) was a German physician and writer.
Gottfried Wilhelm Becker | |
---|---|
Born | 22 February 1778 ![]() Leipzig ![]() |
Died | 17 January 1854 ![]() Leipzig ![]() |
Occupation | Physician, author, translator, writer ![]() |
![]() | This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (July 2014) |
Becker was born and died in Leipzig. He translated some of Cooper's novels and Le mie prigioni [it] (My Prisons) by Silvio Pellico. By his literary labors he accumulated $40,000. His son Karl Ferdinand, an organist and writer on musical topics, added a house worth $7,000 to this sum, and the whole was dedicated to the establishment of an educational and charitable institution for the blind in Leipzig.
General | |
---|---|
National libraries | |
Biographical dictionaries | |
Other |
|
![]() ![]() | This article about a German writer or poet is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
![]() ![]() | This biography about a translator from Germany is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |