Christian Friedrich Graefe
Christian Friedrich Graefe (also Graefe ; born July 1, 1780 in Chemnitz , † December 12, 1851 in Saint Petersburg ) was a German classical philologist and university professor .
Life
Graefe attended the Lyceum in Chemnitz from 1792 and went to the University of Leipzig to study theology . During this time he also began to deal with philology. He graduated in theology in 1803 with the theological candidates from Exams and philological studies on 28 February 1805, the graduation to the Magister . After a short tutoring in Leipzig, he moved to Urbs in 1806 . There he was tutor to Karl Gustav Samson von Himmelstjerna, a Livonian district administrator.
Graefe received the professorship of Greek literature at the spiritual academy of the Alexander Nevsky monastery in 1810 . This academy had been a theological college in Saint Petersburg since the late 18th century . In 1811 he was given the professorship of the Latin language at the Pedagogical Institute in Saint Petersburg, and in 1815 that of the Greek language. When the institute was converted to the University of Saint Petersburg in 1819 , he kept this professorship. He also took over the professorship of the Latin language in 1822 and the professorship of Greek literature in 1829.
Graefe was appointed a corresponding member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences in 1818 and a full member in 1820 . In addition, from 1821 he held the post of curator of the Antiques and Coin Cabinet of the Imperial Hermitage . In 1840 he became Honorary Director of the Cabinet and in 1842 finally Real State Councilor .
Works (selection)
- Epistola critica in Bucolicos graecos , Saint Petersburg 1815.
- Observationes criticae in Tryphiodorum , Saint Petersburg 1817.
- Conjecturae in Coluthum et Musaeum , Saint Petersburg 1818.
- Editions
- Nonnos of Panopolis : Ta kata Hymnon kai Nikaian , Pluchart, Saint Petersburg 1813.
- Nonnos of Panopolis: Dionysiaka , Vogel, Leipzig 1819–1826.
- Paulus Silentiarius and Johannes Gazaeus: Pauli Silentiarii Descriptio magnae Ecclesiae et Ambonis Et Joannis Gazaei Descriptio tabulae mundi , Leipzig 1822.
literature
- Conrad Bursian : Graefe, Christian Friedrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 9, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, p. 555 f.
- Graefe, Christian Friedrich . In: Rudolf Vierhaus (Ed.): German Biographical Encyclopedia (DBE) . 2., revised. and extended edition. tape 4 : Görres – Hittorp . De Gruyter / KG Saur, Berlin / Boston / Munich 2006, ISBN 3-11-094654-8 , p. 84 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Graefe, Christian Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gräfe, Christian Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German classical philologist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 1, 1780 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chemnitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 12, 1851 |
| Place of death | St. Petersburg |