Karl Lessing (philologist)

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Karl Lessing (full name: Karl Hermann Albert Lessing , born August 14, 1853 in Berlin ; † September 16, 1917 ibid) was a German classical philologist and high school teacher.

Life

Karl Lessing was the son of the originally Jewish, Christian baptized businessman and tobacco shopkeeper Max Lessing (1817–1884) and Berta geb. Steindorff, attended the Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster from 1862 and after graduating (September 23, 1870) studied classical philology, history and philosophy at the Berlin University , where Hermann Bonitz , Emil Hübner , Adolf Kirchhoff , Theodor Mommsen , Karl Wilhelm Nitzsch and Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff were among his academic teachers. His doctorate as Dr. phil. he graduated on December 12, 1876 at the University of Halle with a dissertation on Aristophanes ' allusions and parodies of Euripides . Shortly afterwards, on January 23, 1877, he passed the teaching qualification and received the license to teach Latin, Greek and history in all classes, in geography up to upper secondary school.

Lessing completed his probationary year in the Prussian school service from April 1, 1877 at the Friedrichs-Gymnasium Berlin , where he received a permanent position as a regular teacher on April 1, 1878. He spent his entire career at this school, was appointed senior teacher on July 28, 1892 and professor on July 7, 1895. He later received the Red Eagle Order, fourth class. On October 14, 1915, he retired.

Lessing's academic work focused on the textual criticism, grammar and style of the Historia Augusta . His main work was a complete word index of the Historia Augusta, which he initially published in five parts as supplements to the school program of the Friedrichs-Gymnasium (1897-1901). He then published the entire work again in a revised form under the title Scriptorum historiae Augustae Lexicon (1901–1906).

Fonts (selection)

  • De Aristophane Euripidis inrisore . Halle 1877 (dissertation)
  • Studies on the Scriptores historiae Augustae . Berlin 1889 (school program)
  • Historiae Augustae lexicon. Fasciculus I-V . Berlin 1897–1901 (school program)
  • Scriptorum historiae Augustae Lexicon . Leipzig 1901–1906 (originally nine fascicles). Reprint Hildesheim 1964

literature

  • Socrates. Journal for the high school system . Volume 5 (1917), p. 537

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Jacob Jacobson (ed.): The Jewish Citizens' Books of the City of Berlin 1809-1851: With additions for the years 1791-1809 , Verlag Walter de Gruyter & Co, Berlin 1962, preview on Google Books, p. 431: on the father Max Lessing: Salesman and businessman from Freienwalde a. O., converted to the Christian religion, took on the first name Max Friedrich Wilhelm, was a tobacco manufacturer: Steindorff & Lessing company.

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personal data
SURNAME Lessing, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lessing, Karl Hermann Albert (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German classical philologist and high school teacher
DATE OF BIRTH August 14, 1853
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH September 16, 1917
Place of death Berlin