▁Ind o - Europe an ▁group . ▁ ▁Life ▁Ze uss ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁K ron ach , ▁Upper ▁Fran con ia , ▁and ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁g ymnasium ▁of ▁B am berg . ▁His ▁parents ▁wished ▁him ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁priest hood , ▁but ▁he ▁chose ▁a ▁scholar ly ▁career , ▁incl ining ▁particularly ▁to ▁historical ▁and ▁lingu istic ▁studies . ▁He ▁entered ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Mun ich ▁and ▁after ▁gradu ating , ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁g ymnasium ▁there . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁his ▁book ▁Die ▁Her kunft ▁der ▁Ba ier n ▁von ▁den ▁Mark om ann en ▁( The ▁Des cent ▁of ▁the ▁Bav ari ans ▁from ▁the ▁Mark om ans ), ▁which ▁brought ▁him ▁an ▁honor ary ▁Ph D ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Er lang en . ▁The ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Spe yer ▁to ▁teach ▁history ▁at ▁the ▁ly ce um ▁and ▁remained ▁there ▁until ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁accepted ▁a ▁professor ship ▁of ▁history ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Mun ich . ▁This ▁he ▁res igned ▁on ▁account ▁of ▁poor ▁health ▁and ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁ly ce um ▁in ▁B am berg . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁there ▁appeared ▁his ▁monument al ▁Gram mat ica ▁C elt ica , ▁which ▁brought ▁him ▁fame . ▁Two ▁years ▁after ▁he ▁took ▁leave ▁of ▁absence ▁to ▁recover ▁his ▁health , ▁but ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁K ron ach ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁In flu ence ▁▁ ▁Ze uss ▁was ▁a ▁scholar