August Mommsen
Johann August Wilhelm Mommsen (born July 25, 1821 in Oldesloe ; † June 18, 1913 in Hamburg ) was a German teacher and classical philologist .
Life
August Mommsen, son of pastor Jens Mommsen and Sophie Elisabeth Krumbhaar, was the younger brother of the historian Theodor Mommsen and the classical philologist Tycho Mommsen . He married Marie Rosalie nee Herzog. The son Wilhelm Mommsen emerged from the marriage and became a magistrate and member of parliament.
After studying classical philology, which he graduated from Kiel University with a doctorate in 1846 , he worked as a teacher, first in Flensburg , then at the secondary school in Hamburg. In 1853 he became a senior teacher at the grammar school in Parchim and in 1864 deputy principal at the cathedral school in Schleswig , in 1868 he received the title of grammar school professor . He wrote numerous treatises on Greek and Roman chronology, including the award-winning commemorative publication Heortologie, which was dedicated to his eldest brother . Antiquarian studies on the urban festivals of the Athenians (Leipzig 1864).
Fonts
- De futuri Graeci indole modali . Kiel 1845 (price publication)
- Contributions to the Greek calendar . Leipzig 1856. In: New year books for philology and pedagogy. New series of supplements. First volume . Leipzig 1855, pp. 199-264
- Second contribution to the chronology of the Greeks and Romans . In: Yearbooks for Classical Philology. Third supplement band . Leipzig 1859, pp. 343–454
- Heortology. Antiquarian investigations into the urban festivals of the Athenians . Leipzig 1864
- Athenae christianae . Leipzig 1868
- To the knowledge of the Greek climate . Schleswig 1870
- Greek seasons . 5 booklets (consecutive page counting), Schleswig 1873–1877
- Delphica . Leipzig 1878
- Chronology. Investigations into the calendar system of the Greeks, especially the Athenians . Leipzig 1883
- About the time of the Olympics . Leipzig 1891
- Festivals of the city of Athens in antiquity, arranged according to the Attic calendar. Revision of the heortology published in 1864 . Leipzig 1898
literature
- Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog Volume 18, 1913 [1917], Sp. 110 * ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Literature by August Mommsen in the catalog of the German National Library
- Personnel form from August Mommsen in the personnel file of the BIL expert body in the archive database of the Library for Research on Educational History (BBF)
- Estate in the Sackler Library, Oxford
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Mommsen, August |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mommsen, Johann August Wilhelm (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German teacher and classical philologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 25, 1821 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Oldesloe |
DATE OF DEATH | June 18, 1913 |
Place of death | Hamburg |