Anton Weiher

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Anton Weiher (born January 22, 1886 in Grafenau , Lower Bavaria , † April 2, 1961 in Munich ) was a German classical scholar and pedagogue . He received his doctorate in 1913 in Munich under Otto Crusius and Robert von Pöhlmann with the script Philosophen und Philosophenspott in Attic comedy . From 1915 he taught at the Kaiserslautern grammar school and from 1933 at the Theresien grammar school in Munich , of which he was director from 1945 to 1951. From 1948 he was honorary professor for classical philology at the University of Munich . He was also a corresponding member of the Palatinate Society for the Advancement of Science.

In addition to didactic publications, Weiher is particularly known for his translations of the Homeric Hymns and the Odyssey .

Fonts

  • Philosophers and philosopher ridicule in Attic comedy. 1913 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
  • Heraclitus and Empedocles. 1916.
  • (with Theodor Gollwitzer): Latin exercise book for the 8th and 8th grade 9th grade (prima) of hum. Gymnasium (= Latin teaching work. 8/9). Bucher, Bamberg 1923.
  • Homeric hymns. 1941, 6th edition 1989 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
  • Odyssey. 1955, 14th edition, 2013 ( limited preview in Google book search).
  • From Plato, Stifter and Fontane. In: Andreas Bauer (Hrsg.): Festschrift for Hans Ludwig Held : a gift of friendship and thanks for his 65th birthday presented August 1, 1950. Alber, Munich 1950, pp. 153–159 ( limited preview in the Google book search ).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Who is who? 12th edition of Degener's Who is it? Arani, Berlin 1955, p. 611, accessed via World Biographical Information System (WBIS)
  2. ↑ a b Chronicle. In: Palatinate home. Journal of the Palatinate Society for the Advancement of Science. 12 (1961), ISSN  0031-6679 , p. 77.
  3. ↑ Handbook of German Science. Volume 2: Biographical Directory. Koetschau, Berlin 1949, p. 426, accessed via World Biographical Information System (WBIS)
personal data
SURNAME Weiher, Anton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German classical philologist and pedagogue
DATE OF BIRTH January 22, 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH Grafenau (Lower Bavaria)
DATE OF DEATH April 2, 1961
Place of death Munich