Childhood
Though as a child Gundert was obstinate and presumptuous, his personality is said to have changed after his sister's death when he was about 13. In 1831 he obtained a doctoral degree in philology from Tübingen. and then a Doctor of Philosophy from Switzerland.
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“The childhood shows the man,
As morning shows the day.”
—John Milton (16081674)
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