Johannes Franz
Johannes Franz (born July 3, 1804 in Nuremberg , † December 1, 1851 in Berlin ) was a German philologist .
life and career
Franz studied Ancient and Modern Greek at the University of Munich and was able to successfully complete this course in 1828 with a doctorate . Two years later he completed his habilitation at the same university .
The Bavarian King Ludwig I appointed Franz as the official interpreter and personal companion of Prince Otto . Since Prince Otto was still a minor, a Regency Council took over all of Otto's duties and responsibilities, which is why they were very divided from the start.
In 1833 Franz was assumed to have been involved in an uprising against Otto and his immediate departure was requested. Franz settled in Italy and lived there in and near Rome until 1838 . At the beginning of 1839 he returned to Germany and accepted a position at the Humboldt University in Berlin . In spring 1840 Franz was appointed associate professor, and in 1846 he was appointed full professor.
His lectures and seminars dealt with ancient and modern Greek, Greek palaeography and epigraphy . In 1844, at the request of the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm IV. , Franz undertook a research trip to Florence and Venice in order to research the manuscripts of Oresty ( Aeschylus ) in the local libraries . On the royal. Hoftheater Berlin wanted this piece to be staged as closely as possible to the original.
Johannes Franz died in Berlin in 1851 at the age of 47. He was buried in Trinity Cemetery I in front of Hallesches Tor . The grave has not been preserved.
literature
- Conrad Bursian : Franz, Johannes . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 7, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 317 f.
- Johannes Irmscher : Johannes Franz, the first professor of modern Greek in Berlin. In: Revue des Études Byzantines 17, 1959, 174-183, (online)
- Johannes Irmscher: New materials on the Franz conspiracy . In: Johannes Irmscher, Marika Mineemi (Ed.): Ὁ Ἑλληνισμὸς εἰς τὸ ἐξωτερικόν. About relations between Greece and other countries in recent times (= Berlin Byzantine Works 40). Berlin 1968, pp. 533-551.
- Walther Killy (term): German biographical encyclopedia . Saur, Munich 1990.
Individual evidence
- ^ Hans-Jürgen Mende : Lexicon of Berlin burial places . Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1 , p. 225.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Franz, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German philologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 3, 1804 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuremberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 1, 1851 |
| Place of death | Berlin |