Alfred Croiset
Marie Joseph Alfred Croiset (born January 5, 1845 in Paris ; † June 7, 1923 there ) was a French classical philologist ( Graecist ).
life and work
Alfred Croiset, son of the high school teacher and classical philologist (François) Paul Croiset (1814-1897), attended the Lycée Charlemagne from 1855 to 1859 and then until 1864 the Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris. His brother Maurice (1846–1935), who was one year younger , also became an important classical philologist, and the brothers often worked together. Alfred Croiset began studying Classical Philology at the École normal supérieure in 1864 , which he graduated in 1867. In the following ten years he taught at various lycées in France (1867 Chambéry, 1868 Nevers, 1871 Montauban, 1871 Collège Stanislas in Paris, 1874 Lycée Charlemagne in Paris). This activity was only interrupted twice, first in 1870 during his mobilization for the Franco-Prussian War , then again in 1873 during his doctorate with the thesis Xénophon , son caractère et son talent at the Sorbonne . In 1877 he moved to the Sorbonne as Maître de conférences , where he completed his habilitation in 1880 with the thesis De personis apud Aristophanem , and in 1885 he became a professor there. In 1886 he became a member of the Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres . From 1898 to 1919 he was dean of the Faculté des lettres , after retiring from the position he received the title of dean hc. He was on leave and in 1921 retired .
In 1887 he became a knight, in 1897 an officer, in 1901 a commander, and in 1913 a grand officer of the Legion of Honor .
Croiset devoted himself primarily to Greek literature. His critical edition of Plato's Dialogues, published with Louis Bodin , is still used today. In addition, he dealt with Pindar , Thucydides as well as Xenophon and Aristophanes. With his brother he wrote a widely read Greek literary history, which also became the basis of a manual. Together with his writings on democracy education, it was particularly well received and widely used in the United States. His efforts to reform teaching as well as his many years of work as dean led to opposition with anti-modernist circles, who accused him of becoming scientific and "Germanizing" the humanities. Henri Massis was one of the critics from student circles . Croiset's students included Paul Mazon , Auguste Diès, and Gustave Glotz .
Fonts (selection)
- De personis apud Aristophanem. Dissertation Paris 1873 ( digitized version ).
- with Maurice Croiset: Histoire de la littérature grecque. 5 volumes, Paris 1887–1899
- La poésie de Pindare et les lois du lyrisme grec. Paris 1880 ( digitized ).
- Les démocraties antiques. Paris 1909 ( digitized ).
literature
- Alfred Croiset. In: Bulletin de l'Association Guillaume Budé 1923, pp. 31–33 ( digitized version ).
- Ferdinand Lot : Notice sur la vie et les travaux de M. Alfred Croiset. In: Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres 1929, pp. 362–384 ( digitized version ).
- Charle Christophe: Les professeurs de la faculté des lettres de Paris. Dictionnaire biographique 1809–1908 . Paris 1986, pp. 47-48 ( digitized version ).
- Hans-Ulrich Berner, Valeria Lilie: Croiset, Alfred. In: Peter Kuhlmann , Helmuth Schneider (Hrsg.): History of the ancient sciences. Biographical Lexicon (= The New Pauly . Supplements. Volume 6). Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 2012, ISBN 978-3-476-02033-8 , Sp. 254 f.
Web links
- Alfred Croiset at the Bibliotheque Nationale de France
- Alfred Croiset at the Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques
Remarks
- ↑ Acts of the Legion of Honor on Alfred Croiset .
- ↑ With wrong date of death June 14th.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Croiset, Alfred |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Croiset, Alfred Marie Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French classical philologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 5, 1845 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 7, 1923 |
| Place of death | Paris |