Hermann Beckby

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Hermann Beckby (born May 13, 1890 in Oberlahnstein ; † March 13, 1980 in Diez ) was a German philologist and teacher .

Life

He was the son of a carpenter and attended grammar school in Oberlahnstein from 1902 to 1909. He then studied classical philology and became a teacher. a. in Kassel.

In addition to a few classical non-fiction books, Beckby published the Anthologia Graeca in full for Germany for the first time .

Publications (selection)

  • Anthologia Graeca. Volume 1–2, 2nd edition Heimeran, Munich 1965, Volume 3–4 ibid, 1958.

literature

  • Local history researcher Hermann Beckby was born 125 years ago . in: Rhine region. News for the Middle Rhine region. May 13, 2015, p. 17.

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Remarks

  1. Review: Georg Luck : Anthologia Graeca. 2: Book 7-8. Greek-German by Hermann Beckby. In: Gnomon , Volume 31, Issue 1 (1959), pp. 51-55.