Talk:Carl Friedrich Abel

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[edit] Carl or Karl?

the German wikipedia calls him Carl, he never used any other spelling but Carl throughout his life. So why Karl in English? Dunnhaupt 22:38, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

Good question (the answer surely isn't modern use as reflected in Google hits and modern references, say, which I think are less important for such a question anyway and which give the answer that "Karl Friedrich Abel" receives half as many hits - 14,500 - as "Carl Friedrich Abel" anyway, so even if that were a good answer it would be the wrong one.) Schissel | Sound the Note! 17:12, 14 September 2006 (UTC)