Curt Fensterbusch

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Otto Curt Fensterbusch (born August 12, 1888 in Magdeburg - Sudenburg , † December 1, 1978 in Gelsenkirchen ) was a German classical philologist and high school teacher.

After graduating from high school in Goslar, Fensterbusch studied classical philology in Berlin , Munich and Leipzig since 1907 . He received his doctorate on April 13, 1912 with Erich Bethe with a thesis on Aristophanes . In 1913 he also passed the examination for teaching at grammar schools. He spent his seminar year from 1913 to 1914 at the Johanneum in Lübeck , his probationary year from 1914 to 1915 at the grammar school in Norden (East Friesland) . From 1915 to 1919 he did military service. From January to March 1920 he taught at the grammar school in Aurich , since April 1, 1920 at the grammar school in Gelsenkirchen .

He was best known for his German translation of Vitruvius' work, first published in 1964 .

Fonts

  • Aristophanes' stage. Borna, Leipzig 1912 digitized .
  • The Greek theater in classical times. Quelle & Meyer, Leipzig 1927.
  • The theater in antiquity. Teubner, Leipzig 1930.
  • Vitruvius. Ten books on architecture. Translated and annotated by Curt Fensterbusch. Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 1964. 6th edition 2008.

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Individual evidence

  1. Birth register of StA Magdeburg-Sudenburg, No. 669/1888
  2. Death register StA Alt-Gelsenkirchen, No. 1674/1978