Daniel Wyttenbach
Daniel Albert Wyttenbach (born August 7, 1746 in Bern , † January 17, 1820 in Oegstgeest ) was a Swiss philologist .
Daniel Wyttenbach was born as the son of the theologian David Samuel Daniel Wyttenbach . He was a professor at the Athenaeum Illustre Amsterdam . From 1799 to 1818 he was a professor at the University of Leiden . In 1811 he was elected a corresponding member of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences .
In old age he married his niece Daniel Jeanne Wyttenbach .
literature
- Max Heinze : Wyttenbach, Daniel . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 44, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1898, pp. 429-431.
- Hans Günther Bickert, Norbert Nail: Daniel Jeanne Wyttenbach, Marburg's first honorary doctorate (1827) (= writings of the Marburg University Library. 98). Universitäts-Bibliothek Marburg, Marburg 2000, ISBN 3-8185-0300-1 (also contains biographical information on Daniel Wyttenbach).
Web links
- Literature by and about Daniel Wyttenbach in the catalog of the German National Library
- Barbara Gygli Dill: Wyttenbach, Daniel. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Holger Krahnke: The members of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen 1751-2001 (= Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Philological-Historical Class. Volume 3, Vol. 246 = Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Mathematical-Physical Class. Episode 3, vol. 50). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2001, ISBN 3-525-82516-1 , p. 259.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wyttenbach, Daniel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wyttenbach, Daniel Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss philologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 7, 1746 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 17, 1820 |
| Place of death | Oegstgeest |