Franz Beckmann (philologist)
Franz Beckmann (born February 14, 1895 in Fürstenau ; † July 16, 1966 in Münster in Westphalia ) was a German classical philologist .
Franz Beckmann attended the Carolinum grammar school in Osnabrück and, after serving in the First World War, studied classical philology, ancient history , archeology and linguistics in Berlin (with Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff ) and Münster . After the state examination (January 21, 1923) and doctorate (February 2, 1923) he worked as an assistant at the Prussian State Library in Berlin. In 1926 he completed his habilitation at the Berlin University for Classical Philology and worked for a year as a managing assistant at the Institute for Classical Studies at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Berlin .
From 1928 onwards Beckmann represented Peter Sonnenburg's chair for classical philology in Münster , and he succeeded him in 1931. He stayed in Münster until his retirement (1963); During the Second World War he was used from 1943 as a reserve officer for cultural troop support in the Balkans. From 1949 to 1951 he was rector of the university.
Beckmann was particularly concerned with the Roman literary and cultural history. In 1950 he founded the Orbis antiquus series .
Franz Beckmann was with Dr. Clara born Aldick married. The couple had four children.
Fonts (selection)
- Magic and Law in the Early Period of Rome. A contribution to the history and interpretation of the Twelve Tables. Münster 1923, (Münster, University, dissertation, 1923).
- Geography and ethnography in Caesars Bellum Gallicum. Ruhfus, Dortmund 1930.
- Man and the world in Virgil's poetry (= Orbis antiquus. Issue 1, ISSN 0078-5555 ). Aschendorff, Münster 1950, (2nd edition, ibid 1960).
- The Peace of Augustus (= writings of the Society for the Promotion of the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität zu Münster. Issue 25, ISSN 0933-2049 ). Aschendorff, Münster 1951, (2nd edition, ibid 1954).
- Humanitas. Origin and Idea (= treatises by the Society for the Promotion of the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität. Issue 3, ZDB -ID 538876-4 ). Aschendorff, Münster 1952.
literature
- Kurt Aland (ed.): Splendor and decline of the German university. 50 years of German science history in letters to and from Hans Lietzmann. (1892-1942). de Gruyter, Berlin et al. 1979, ISBN 3-11-004980-5 , p. 547; 843.
- Werner Suerbaum : Franz Beckmann (1895–1966). In: Eikasmós . Vol. 4, 1993, pp. 111-125.
Web links
- Literature by and about Franz Beckmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Institute for Contemporary History Munich-Berlin: Witness literature online. ZS 2178, Beckmann, Prof. Franz (PDF file; 868 KB). Affidavit May 25, 1948, regarding cultural troop support in the Balkans, front bookstore .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Emil Lehnartz | Rector of the University of Münster 1949–1951 |
Siegfried Strugger |
First chair: Hermann Ludwig Nadermann (1821–1853) | Ferdinand Deycks (1843–1867) | Peter Langen (1868–1897) | Peter Sonnenburg (1898–1928) | Franz Beckmann (1931–1963) | Hermann Tränkle (1963–1972) | Christian Gnilka (1972-2002) | Christine Schmitz (since 2002)
Second chair: Franz Winiewski (1838–1874) | Johann Matthias Stahl (1874–1906) | Wilhelm Kroll (1906–1913) | Richard Wünsch (1913–1915) | Hermann Schöne (1916–1935) | Walter Eberhardt (1937–1946) | Friedrich Mehmel (1947–1951) | Richard Harder (1952–1957) | Gerhard Müller (1958–1962) | Martin Sicherheitsl (1963–1982) | Wolfgang Huebner (1986-2004) | Alexander Arweiler (since 2004)
Third chair (until 1918 extraordinary): Franz Ignaz Schwerdt (1861–1868) | Adalbert Parmet (1869–1898) | Carl Hosius (1897–1906) | Ludwig Radermacher (1906–1909) | Karl Münscher (1909–1936) | Rudolf Güngerich (1951–1953) | Hermann Kleinknecht (1953–1960) | Heinrich Dörrie (1961–1980) | Hermann Wankel (1981–1991) | Adolf Köhnken (1992–2002) | Christian Pietsch (since 2003)
Fourth chair: Otto Hiltbrunner (1962–1979)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Beckmann, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German classical philologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fürstenau |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 16, 1966 |
| Place of death | Muenster |