Emil Gaar

Emil Josef Albert Gaar (born April 18, 1883 in Vienna ; † November 26, 1953 there ) was an Austrian classical philologist .

After graduating from high school, Gaar studied Classical Philology at the University of Vienna , among others with Hans von Arnim and Edmund Hauler . In 1906 he was with the work De Tragoediae Atticae diverbio quaestiones selectae doctorate . He then entered the school service, but also taught ancient Greek as a lecturer at the University of Vienna. The University of Vienna awarded him the title of honorary professor.

He was in charge of developing the frequently used teaching aids Liber Latinus and Liber Graecus as well as several grammars.

The Gaargasse in the 23rd district of Vienna ( Inzersdorf , Neusteinhof ) is named after him.

Publications

• with Mauriz Schuster : Liber Latinus - Latin reading and exercise book - Edition A: High schools for boys - Part II for the 4th and 5th grade. Österreichischer Landesverlag, Vienna 1941.
• with Mauriz Schuster: Liber Latinus A - III. Part - A Latin book for Austrian grammar schools and secondary schools. - For the third year of Latin. Published with the participation of Richard Meister, Rudolf Hanslik and Josef Studeny. Österreichischer Bundesverlag, Vienna; Hölder-Pichler-Tempsky, Verlag für Jugend und Volk, 1951.
• with Mauriz Schuster: Liber Latinus IV. Latin language book for the upper classes of grammar schools and secondary schools in Austria. With the participation of Richard Meister. ÖBV, Vienna 1932.
• with Mauriz Schuster: Liber Graecus . Austrian federal publisher for teaching science and art

literature

• W. Fieber: Emil Gaar on his 70th birthday . In: Anzeiger für die Altertumswwissenschaft 6, 1953, pp. 67–68.

Web links

• Emil Josef Albert Gaar in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna