Translation of "Reported to have" in German

He is reported to have acquired his first camera in 1886.
Schon 1886 hatte Wilse seine erste Kamera erstanden.
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He is reported to have resided in Frankfurt for a while, and later in the district of Babenhausen.
Er soll zunächst in Frankfurt, später in Amt Babenhausen gelebt haben.
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