Eckard Lefèvre
Eckard Lefèvre (born September 3, 1935 in Hanover ) is a German classical philologist .
Lefèvre studied classical philology at the universities of Munich , Vienna and Kiel from 1956 to 1962 . In 1962 and 1963 he stayed in Rome on a scholarship . From 1963 to 1971 he was a research assistant, then a lecturer, and finally an adjunct professor in Kiel, where he completed his habilitation in 1967. In 1972 he was appointed Scientific Councilor and Professor. In 1974 he followed a call to the Saarland University . From 1977 until his retirement in 2003 he was Professor of Classical Philology at the University of Freiburg .
From 1981 to 1985 Lefèvre was the first chairman of the German Classical Philology Association . In 2000 the University of Strasbourg awarded him an honorary doctorate. From 2001 to 2003 he was first chairman of the Mommsen Society .
His main focus is on ancient drama and Augustan literature. He is co-editor of the Zetemata , ScriptOralia and NeoLatina series .
Web links
- Literature by and about Eckard Lefèvre in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Eckard Lefèvre in the German Digital Library
- Eckard Lefèvre at the University of Freiburg
- Brief CV at the University of Mainz
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SURNAME | Lefèvre, Eckard |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German classical philologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 3, 1935 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover |