Heinrich Otto Schröder

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Heinrich Otto Schröder (born April 8, 1906 in Friedberg (Hesse) , † July 19, 1987 in Sankt Augustin ) was a German classical philologist .

Life

Heinrich Otto Schröder studied Classical Philology at the University of Giessen (especially with Karl Kalbfleisch ) and was awarded a doctorate on November 8, 1934. phil. PhD . In his dissertation he collected and commented on fragments of the Timaeus commentary by Galen ; the work was published as a critical edition with a contribution by Paul Kahle .

Schröder worked in Giessen as an assistant from the winter semester 1930/31. He held Greek style exercises and especially supported the prospective students. He dedicated his research work to Greek doctors. On January 25, 1939 , he completed his habilitation with a text on the Alethes Logos des Kelsos . After his habilitation, he was appointed senior assistant.

After military service and imprisonment in World War II , Schröder went to school and initially lived in Menden / Sauerland, since the University of Giessen was dissolved. In 1954 he became senior director of studies at the Stiftisches Gymnasium in Düren , then at the Beethovengymnasium in Bonn. From 1966 Schröder worked part-time as an honorary professor at the University of Cologne .

Schröder dealt all his life with Greek literature, especially with the ancient history of religion and medicine. In 1986 he brought out an annotated translation of Aelius Aristides ' sacred speeches . He also wrote articles for the Realencyclopadie of classical antiquity and for the Reallexikon für antiquity and Christianity .

Fonts (selection)

  • Galeni in Platoni's Timaeum commentarii fragmenta . Leipzig 1934 (extended dissertation)
  • The Alethes Logos of Celsus. Investigations into the work and its author with a restoration of the Greek text and commentary . Gießen 1939 (habilitation thesis; only excerpt)
  • Oreibasios. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Supplementary volume VII, Stuttgart 1940, Col. 797-811.
  • Publius Aelius Aristides: Holy Reports. Introduction, German translation and commentary . Heidelberg 1986
  • Publius Aelius Aristides. A sick rhetorician struggling for the meaning of his life . In: Gymnasium . 95: 375-380 (1988)

literature

  • Hans Georg Gundel : Classical philology at the University of Giessen in the 20th century. In: Heinz Hungerland (ed.), Ludwigs University - Justus Liebig University, 1607–1957: Festschrift for the 350th anniversary , Giessen 1957, p. 192 –221 (on Schröder especially p. 205) full text (PDF; 2.3 MB)
  • Heinrich Otto Schröder . In: Werner Schuder (Ed.): Kürschner's German Scholars Calendar . Founded by Joseph Kürschner . 14th edition. De Gruyter, Berlin 1983, ISBN 3-11-008558-5 .
  • High school . Volume 95 (1988), p. 375
  • Festschrift of the Stiftisches Gymnasium - Düren, Düren 1976, p. 77
personal data
SURNAME Schröder, Heinrich Otto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German classical philologist
DATE OF BIRTH April 8, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Friedberg (Hesse)
DATE OF DEATH July 19, 1987
Place of death Saint Augustine