Jan Kvíčala
Jan Kvíčala (born May 6, 1834 in Münchengrätz , † June 10, 1908 in Prague ) was a Czech classical philologist .
Life
Jan Kvíčala attended the German grammar school in Leitmeritz and then studied Classical Philology and Comparative Linguistics at the University of Prague , where the philologists Georg Curtius and Ludwig Lange supported him decisively. After completing his doctorate and a supplementary year at the German grammar school on the Lesser Town in Prague, Kvíčala received a one-year travel grant on the recommendation of his teacher Lange. In 1856/1857 he went to the University of Bonn , where he deepened his studies with Friedrich Ritschl and Otto Jahn .
After his return, Kvíčala worked as a high school teacher in Leitmeritz, but shortly afterwards switched to the University of Prague, where he held proseminar exercises and qualified as a professor in 1859 . In 1861 he was appointed associate professor of classical philology, a little later as co-director of the philological seminar and member of the examination committee for teaching at grammar schools. In 1867 he was appointed full professor.
After the division of Prague University, Kvíčala was appointed to the (Czech) Charles University , where he taught until his death. In addition, until 1896 he was a member of the regional committee for Austrian grammar schools.
Kvíčala dealt with ancient Greek and Roman literature. He wrote numerous studies on the Greek tragedians Sophocles and Euripides and on the epic Virgil . Another research focus was the Greek, Latin and Czech syntax, in which research he replaced the rule grammar with a psychological approach.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Kvíčala, Johann . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 13th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1865, p. 442 ( digitized version ).
- Krestan: Kvičala Jan. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 4, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1969, p. 385.
- Martin Sicherheitsl : Classical Philology at the German University of Prague 1849–1945 . In: Eikasmós , Volume 14, 2003, pp. 393–419, here pp. 397–398.
Web links
- Literature by and about Jan Kvíčala in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature and other media by and about Jan Kvíčala in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
First chair: Georg Curtius (1849–1854) | Ludwig Lange (1855-1859) | Franz Hochegger (1859–1860) | Alfred Ludwig (1860–1871) | Gustav Linker (1871–1881) | Otto Keller (1881–1909) | Otto Plasberg (1909–1911) | Alfred Klotz (1911–1920) | Edgar Martini (1922–1932) | Maximilian Adler (1937–1939) | Viktor Stegemann (1943–1945)
Second chair: Georg Bippart (1852–1883) | Carl Holzinger (1883–1921) | Siegfried Reiter (1922–1933)
Third chair: Jan Kvíčala (1861–1882) | Alois Rzach (1883–1923) | Theodor Hopfner (1923-1945)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kvíčala, Jan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech classical philologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 6, 1834 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Münchengrätz |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 10, 1908 |
| Place of death | Prague |