Karl Jahn (classical philologist)

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Karl Christian Jahn , also Carl Christian Jahn (born February 25, 1777 in Oelsnitz im Vogtland , † August 1, 1854 in Bern ) was a Swiss classical philologist .

After attending schools in Oelsnitz and the Lyceum in Plauen , Karl Jahn studied philology and theology at the University of Leipzig until 1801 . In 1805 he went to Bern, where he taught at the canton school. In addition, he was professor of “Literature and the German Language” at the Academy . When the academy was transformed into the University of Bern (1834), Jahn was appointed Associate Professor of Classical Philology.

Karl Jahn was married to a Berlin Huguenot. His third son was the historian Albert Jahn (1811–1900).

literature

  • Friedrich August Eckstein : Nomenclator philologorum . Leipzig 1871, p. 269
  • Albert Jahn: biography of Carl Jahn. Professor of Philology in Bern, 1805–34 at the academy, 1834–54 at the university. A picture of life from Bernese cultural history in the first half of the 19th century. Century . Bern 1898 (with a list of Jahn's lectures)

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personal data
SURNAME Jahn, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jahn, Karl Christian (full name); Jahn, Carl Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss classical philologist
DATE OF BIRTH February 25, 1777
PLACE OF BIRTH Oelsnitz in Vogtland
DATE OF DEATH August 1, 1854
Place of death Bern