Friedrich Karl Köpke
Friedrich Karl Köpke was a German educator who specialized in Germanic studies.
He studied philology at the University of Halle, receiving his doctorate at Erfurt in 1808. From 1810 onward, he worked as a senior instructor at the Collegium Fridericianum in Königsberg. From 1817 to 1857 he was a professor at the Joachimsthal Gymnasium in Berlin under the directorships of Bernhard Moritz Snethlage and August Meineke.Published works
He was the editor of a collection of 13th century legends titled "Das Passional : eine Legenden-Sammlung des dreizehnten Jahrhunderts". Other noted works by Köpke include:
- "Barlaam und Josaphat, von Rudolf von Montfort", – An edition of Rudolf von Ems' "Barlaam and Josaphat".
- "Geschichte der Bibliothek des königl. joachimsthalschen Gymnasiums : nebst einigen Beilagen", – History of the library at the Joachimsthal Gymnasium.
