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Adam Abt (born May 24, 1885 in Mainz , † October 13, 1918 in Darmstadt ) was a German classical philologist .

Life

After attending grammar school in Mainz, he studied from 1903 to 1907 in Freiburg i. Br. , Munich and Giessen Classical Philology. In Gießen he received his doctorate on December 15, 1907 with Richard Wünsch with a thesis on the Apology of Apuleius . Then he was involved in editing the Berlin Magic Papyri . He was also active in the field of folklore. He fell in the First World War .

Fonts (selection)

  • The Apology of Apuleius of Madaura and the ancient sorcery . Religious historical experiments and preliminary work 4, 2, Giessen 1908
  • The folklore literature of 1911 . A guide on behalf of the Hessian Association for Folklore and with the support of the associations belonging to the Association of German Associations for Folklore, published by A [dam] Abt, Leipzig and Berlin 1913
  • Folklore as an academic examination subject , in Hessische Blätter für Volkskunde 12, 1913, pp. 146–147

literature

  • Hessische Blätter für Volkskunde 26, 1927, p. 11
  • Papyri Graecae Magicae, Volume 1, Leipzig 1928, pp. VIII-IX
personal data
SURNAME Abbot, Adam
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German classical philologist
DATE OF BIRTH May 24, 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH Mainz
DATE OF DEATH October 13, 1918
Place of death Darmstadt