Hieronymus Müller (philologist)
Hieronymus Müller (born June 7, 1785 in Auerstädt ; † January 24, 1861 in Naumburg (Saale) ) was a German philologist and translator.
Müller was the son of a preacher and grew up in Auerstädt and, after his father was transferred, in Schmira . He first attended the Gothaer Gymnasium and later as a primary school the Wilhelm-Ernst-Gymnasium in Weimar , where he became a student of Karl August Böttiger , who convinced him of philology as a subject. In 1802 he began his studies at the Georg August University of Göttingen with Christian Gottlob Heyne and in 1805 moved to the University of Halle , where he became a student of Friedrich August Wolf . When the university in Halle was dissolved, he moved into the University of Erfurt . In Erfurt his father worked as a pastor at the Hospital Church and as director of the Protestant Ratsgymnasium. Hieronymus Müller obtained his doctorate in 1807 in Erfurt. phil. and took up his first position as a professor at the Ratsgymnasium. In 1811 he became vice principal of the Domgymnasium Naumburg and stayed here until Michaelis 1850. He threw himself into his teaching activities and translated numerous works from old and new languages into German in Naumburg. Beyond his retirement, he remained involved in academic work, particularly as a translator of Plato . The introductions to the dialogues in this translation, published by FA Brockhaus (1850–1866) in Leipzig, were written by his colleague Karl Heinrich August Steinhart from Schulpforta . The last, eighth volume of this translation appeared post mortem in 1866, edited by his son Friedrich Hieronymus Müller , who was a professor at the Stiftsgymnasium Zeitz .
Müller was married to Johanna Rosina Sophia (* 1787; † unknown), a daughter of the Erfurt clergyman Kaspar Friedrich Lossius .
literature
- Richard Hoche: Müller, Hieronymus . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 22, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1885, p. 561.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Müller, Hieronymus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German philologist and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 7, 1785 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Auerstädt |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 24, 1861 |
| Place of death | Naumburg (Saale) |