Justinus Class

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Justinus Klass (full name Justinus Johann Klass , * 1912 in Wintrich , † 1944 in Dorotka near Tartow, Russia) was a German ancient historian .

Justinus Klass studied philosophy , education , history and classical philology at the University of Giessen . Here he joined the Catholic student association WKSt.V. in the winter semester 1932/33. Unitas Cheruskia at. From July 1, 1935 to November 26, 1937, he worked as an assistant at the university's history department. In November 1937 he was at Kurt Stade Dr. phil. PhD ; his dissertation was published in an expanded form in 1939.

From 1939 to 1942, Klass took part in World War II . From 1942 he received leave and was employed as an assistant at the history seminar. There he also supported Karl Kalbfleisch in the edition of documents from the Giessen papyrus collection . In the spring of 1943 he was drafted again for military service and sent to the Eastern Front as a liaison officer . There he fell in September 1944.

In addition to his dissertation, Klass published several essays and articles in Paulys Realenzyklopädie der Classical Antiquity (RE).

In 1952 he was posthumously awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Florence.

Fonts (selection)

  • Guide through the Wetzlar Cathedral . Wetzlar 1934
  • Cicero and Caesar. A contribution to brightening up their mutual relationships . Berlin 1939 ( Historical Studies 354; Dissertation)
  • Death benefit in antiquity . In: The insurance archive . Vienna 1942, pp. 248-256

literature

  • Hans Georg Gundel : History at the University of Giessen in the 20th century . In: Ludwig University, Justus Liebig University 1607–1957. Festschrift for the 350th anniversary . Giessen 1957, p. 222-252 (on Klass especially p. 246)
  • Hans Georg Gundel: Giessen papyrologists in correspondence with H. Ibscher. New materials on the history of the Giessen papyrus collections between 1927 and 1945 . Giessen 1964, p. 37
  • Fritz Moritz Heichelheim , Hans Georg Gundel: From the correspondence with Giessen papyrologists. Further material on the history of the Giessen papyrus collections between 1926 and 1945 . [Gießen 1967.] 2nd, revised edition 1977, pp. & 25; 47

Web links

Wikisource: Justinus Klass  - Sources and full texts

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Wolfgang Burr, Christoph Brands (ed.): Unitas manual . tape 3 . Verlag Franz Schmitt, Bonn 1997, p. 288 .
personal data
SURNAME Class, Justinus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Klass, Justinus Johann (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German ancient historian
DATE OF BIRTH 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Wintrich
DATE OF DEATH 1944
Place of death Dorotka near Tartow, Russia