George Lincoln Hendrickson
George Lincoln Hendrickson (born May 15, 1865 in Winchester, Illinois , † December 18, 1963 in New Haven, Connecticut ) was an American classical philologist .
Life
George Lincoln Hendrickson, the son of a pastor, attended Beloit College from 1883 to 1885 and then studied Classical Philology at Johns Hopkins University , where he received his bachelor's degree in 1887 . He then deepened his studies in 1888/1889 at the University of Bonn , which at that time was a center of classical studies with Franz Bücheler and Hermann Usener . As a member of the Bonn Circle , Hendrickson came close to many philology students, including Richard Heinze , Hermann Schöne , Erich Preuner , Eduard Norden and Franz Cumont , with whom he had a friendship for decades. Hendrickson spent the summer semester of 1889 at Berlin University , where he studied with Hermann Diels and Theodor Mommsen . However, the humid climate forced him to break off his stay.
After his return to the USA he worked as a Latin professor at Colorado College , from 1891 at the University of Wisconsin . In 1897 he moved to the University of Chicago . The Western Reserve University received his doctorate in 1902 to the Doctor of Humane Letters (L. H. D.). In 1907, Hendrickson moved to Yale University as Professor of Greek and Latin litterature , where he made up his master's degree in 1908 and was appointed Lampson Professor of Latin and Greek Literature in 1909.
From Yale, Hendrickson participated actively in the emerging classical studies in the USA. From 1913 to 1914 he was acting director and from 1919 to 1920 director of the American School of Classical Studies in Rome , 1920/1921 Sather visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley , 1931/1932 visiting professor at Harvard University . In 1918 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and in 1932 to the American Philosophical Society . After retiring in 1933, he became president of the American Philological Association in 1935 . Beloit College awarded him the title of Doctor of Humane Letters on the occasion of his retirement .
Hendrickson spent his retirement at Branford College (until 1948 as a Fellow , then as an Associate Fellow). He stayed in contact with students and colleagues until shortly before his death and devoted himself to his research.
Hendrickson was one of the leading Latinists in America in his day. His research on Cicero and Horace , but especially on Latin prosody and metrics, was also received with great interest abroad. Hendrickson published his essays mostly in the American Journal of Philology (until 1908) and Classical Philology (from 1911).
Hendrickson's estate is in the Yale University Library (call number MS 1272).
literature
- John Francis Latimer : Hendrickson, George Lincoln . In: Ward W. Briggs (Ed.): Biographical Dictionary of North American Classicists. Greenwood Press, Westport CT et al. 1994, ISBN 0-313-24560-6 , pp. 278-280.
Web links
- Entry on George Lincoln Hendrickson in the Database of Classical Scholars (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Member History: George L. Hendrickson. American Philosophical Society, accessed September 28, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hendrickson, George Lincoln |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hendrickson, George L. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American classical philologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 15, 1865 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Winchester (Illinois) |
| DATE OF DEATH | 18th December 1963 |
| Place of death | New Haven (Connecticut) |