Friedrich Matz the Elder
Friedrich Matz (born October 13, 1843 in Lübeck , † December 30, 1874 in Berlin ) was a German classical archaeologist .
Life
After visiting the Katharineum in his hometown of Lübeck and graduating from high school in Easter 1863, Matz studied classical archeology and philology at the University of Bonn , especially with Otto Jahn . In a work published in 1867, with which he received his doctorate in Bonn, he dealt with the description of pictures by the ancient author Philostratus . During a study visit to Italy and Greece from 1867 to 1870, Matz mainly turned to the ancient sarcophagi , the systematic processing of which was entrusted to him by the German Archaeological Institute in 1870 ( the ancient sarcophagus reliefs ). After his habilitation in Göttingen in 1870, Matz became an associate professor in Halle in 1873 . In the following spring of 1874 he moved to the University of Berlin as a professor , where he was only able to work for nine months until his untimely death. He was buried in the Old St. Matthew Cemetery in Berlin. His grave has been dedicated to the city of Berlin as an honor grave since 1978 .
In addition to the sarcophagi, Matz also dealt with ancient works of art in modern collections, particularly in Great Britain.
literature
- Gustav Leithäuser: Friedrich Matz . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 20, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, p. 682 f.
Web links
- Entry on Friedrich Matz the Elder in the Catalogus Professorum Halensis
Individual evidence
- ^ Hermann Genzken: The Abitur graduates of the Katharineum zu Lübeck (grammar school and secondary school) from Easter 1807 to 1907. Borchers, Lübeck 1907 ( digitized version ), no. 605
Adolf Schöll (1842–1843) | Ludwig Ross (1843-1859) | Alexander Conze (1863-1869) | Richard Schöne (1869–1872) | Friedrich Matz the Elder (1873–1874) | Heinrich Heydemann (1876–1889) | Carl Robert (1890–1920) | Georg Karo (1920–1930) | Herbert Koch (1931–1950) | Manfred Oppermann (1984-2006) | Andreas E. Furtwängler (1994-2010) | Helga Bumke (since 2011)
Note: The Ordinariate for Classical Archeology was only re-established in 1994 after Herbert Koch had retired. Manfred Oppermann's professorship temporarily stood next to the full professorship, which was occupied by Andreas E. Furtwängler.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Matz, Friedrich the Elder |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Matz, Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German classical archaeologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1843 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lübeck |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 30, 1874 |
| Place of death | Berlin |