August Heinrich Matthiä

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August Heinrich Matthiä (born December 25, 1769 in Göttingen ; † January 6, 1835 in Altenburg ) was a German classical philologist , high school director and author of numerous textbooks.

Life

Matthiä was the son of the medical professor and librarian Georg Matthiä . He attended the University of Göttingen and came to Amsterdam as a tutor in the spring of 1789 . In May 1798 he returned and after Germany took on a proposal from Christian Gottlob Heyne's the place of a teacher of Latin, Greek and German at the Institute for young foreigners, that of the French emigrants Baron Jean-Joseph Mounier on Belvedere near Weimar had been established .

Since the institute in Belvedere was closed at the end of 1801, Matthiä moved in 1802 - again on Heyne's recommendation - as director of the Friedrichs-Gymnasium in Altenburg , which he reorganized with great success. Here he stayed until the end of his life. He died on January 6, 1835 of complications from a stroke.

His brother Friedrich Christian Matthiä (1763-1822) was also a teacher and academic book author.

Act

Matthiä is the author of numerous educational publications on the ancient Greek language. Including:

  • Extensive Greek grammar . 2nd Edition. 1. of 2 parts, 1825, 576 pages, archive.org
  • Greek reading book for the lower grades of a grammar school in 2 parts, Weidmannsche Buchhandlung, Leipzig 1833 books.google.at

literature

personal data
SURNAME Matthiä, August Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German classical philologist and grammar school director
DATE OF BIRTH December 25, 1769
PLACE OF BIRTH Goettingen
DATE OF DEATH January 6, 1835
Place of death Altenburg