Friedrich Carl Wex
Friedrich Carl Wex (also Karl Friedrich Wex , Latinized Fridericus Carolus Wex ; born August 27, 1801 in Naumburg , † August 8, 1865 in Schwerin ) was a German classical philologist and director of the traditional Fridericianum in Schwerin.
From 1821 to 1825 he studied oriental languages with Wilhelm Gesenius , philology and theology and mathematics with Johann Friedrich Pfaff at the University of Halle . In 1825 he received his doctorate in classical philology, which also became his main field of work. In 1830 he became director of the grammar school in Aschersleben. From 1833 to 1865 he was the grammar school director of the important Fridericianum founded in Schwerin in 1553. In 1835 he became a member of the Association for Mecklenburg History and Archeology and was co-founder in 1851 and, from 1857, an honorary member of the Scientific Association in Schwerin. For the 300th anniversary of the grammar school, Wex was made an honorary citizen of Schwerin in 1853.
Several monographs (including on Plautus and the Punici ), a commemorative publication for Grand Duke Friederich on Tacitus ' Agricola and critical analyzes of the work of Heinrich Ewald and Wilhelm Gesenius have survived. In 1825 he gave a moving funeral speech for Johann Friedrich Pfaff, which was published in the Mathematische Annalen .
literature
- Heinrich Klenz : Wex, Karl . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 42, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1897, pp. 263-265.
- Grete Grewolls: Who was who in Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania. The dictionary of persons . Hinstorff Verlag, Rostock 2011, ISBN 978-3-356-01301-6 , p. 10784 .
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| SURNAME | Wex, Friedrich Carl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wex, Friedrich Karl; Wex, Karl Friedrich; Wex, Fridericus Carolus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German classical philologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1801 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naumburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 8, 1865 |
| Place of death | Schwerin |