Julius Ambrosch
Joseph Julius Athanasius Ambrosch (born December 18, 1804 in Berlin , † March 29, 1856 in Breslau ) was a classical philologist and archaeologist . During the German Revolution of 1848/1849 he sat in the Frankfurt National Assembly .
Life
Ambrosch was the son of the singer and composer Josef Karl Ambrosch . After graduating from Friedrich-Wilhelms-Gymnasium (Berlin) , he first studied philology with August Boeckh and Philipp Buttmann . In 1829 he was at the Friedrich-Wilhelms University in Berlin to Dr. phil. PhD. Through the mediation of the Prussian ambassador in Rome, Christian Karl Josias von Bunsen , he received the Preukianium scholarship and worked at the German Archaeological Institute in Rome between 1830 and 1833 . He mainly dealt with handwriting studies. In particular, he worked on an edition of Dionysius of Halicarnassus , which was never completed. Ambrosch also did topographical research. He learned archaeological work from Eduard Gerhard . After his return , he completed his habilitation in Berlin in 1833.
The Schlesische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Breslau appointed him in 1834 as an associate professor and in 1839 as a full professor of philology and archeology. Ambrosch mainly worked on the history of Roman religion as well as on the topography and urban history of Rome. Ambrosch's work is considered to be important preliminary work for the comprehensive depictions of Marquardt and Georg Wissowas .
During the March Revolution , Ambrosch was also politically active. He was a co-founder of the Fatherland Association and the Central Constitutional Association in Wroclaw , co-editor of the weekly newspaper Der Landbote and later editor of the Allgemeine Schlesisches Sonntagsblatt . Ambrosch was elected to the Frankfurt National Assembly in 1848. He was a member of the Casino and Pariser Hof parliamentary groups, as well as the Committee on Church and School Affairs . His successor was Carl Arthur von Wrochem (1809–1872).
In 1849/50 he was rector of the University of Breslau.
Ambrosch was a member of the Freemason Lodge "Friedrich zum Golden Scepter" in Breslau. He died at the age of 51.
Works
- De Charonte Etrusco commentatio antiquaria . Wroclaw 1837
Individual evidence
literature
- Ludwig von Urlichs : Ambrosch, Joseph Julius Athanasius . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 391 f.
- Albrecht Dihle : Ambrosch, Joseph Julius Athanasius. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 243 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Roland Hoede: The Paulskirche as a symbol. Freemasons in their work for unity and freedom from 1833 to 1999. Research Lodge Quatuor Coronati, Bayreuth / Frankfurt 1999, pp. 56–57.
- Johanna Kinne: Classical archeology and its professors at the University of Breslau in the 19th century. A documentation. Neisse Verlag, Dresden 2010, ISBN 978-3-940310-68-2 , pp. 157-225.
Web links
- Literature by and about Julius Ambrosch in the catalog of the German National Library
- Joseph Julius Athanasius Ambrosch . In: Heinrich Best : The members of the Frankfurt National Assembly 1848/1849 (BIORAB-FRANKFURT)
- Ambrosch's books on GoogleBooks
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ambrosch, Julius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ambrosch, Joseph Julius Athanasius (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German philologist and archaeologist; University professor in Wroclaw |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 18, 1804 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 29, 1856 |
| Place of death | Wroclaw |