Konrad Schwenck

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Konrad Schwenck (born October 21, 1793 in Lich ; † February 14, 1864 in Frankfurt am Main ) was a German philologist . He wrote works on etymology and mythology and translated works from Latin into German .

Life

Schwenk attended high school in Gießen and studied classical philology and German literature at the university there . After ten years as a private tutor, he went to the University of Bonn . As a friend of Ernst Moritz Arndt and Friedrich Gottlieb Welcker , he fell into the persecution of demagogues due to the Karlsbad resolutions and had to leave Prussia . In Frankfurt he got a job as a history teacher at the municipal grammar school , where he became vice-rector in 1829 and vice-rector in 1839. He turned down a later call to Bonn to succeed Johann Friedrich Ferdinand Delbrück . In 1853 he retired.

Works

  • Own works
    • Etymological dictionary of the Latin language with comparison of the Greek and German. Frankfurt a. M., 1827
    • Dictionary of the German language in relation to ancestry and concept formation . 1st edition, Frankfurt 1838. 2nd edition: Frankfurt 1855.
    • The mythology of the Asian peoples, the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Teutons and Slavs . 4 volumes. Frankfuert 1843-1849.
      • The mythology of the Greeks for the educated and the student youth . Frankfurt 1843.
      • The mythology of the Romans for the educated and the student youth . Frankfurt 1845.
      • The mythology of the Egyptians for the educated and the student youth . Frankfurt 1846.
      • The mythology of the Semites for the educated and the student youth . Frankfurt 1849.
    • The seven tragedies of Sophocles . Frankfurt 1846.
    • Goethe’s works. Statements by Konrad Schwenck . Frankfurt 1847.
    • Literary characteristics and criticisms . Frankfurt 1847.
    • Schiller’s works [!]. Frankfurt 1850.
    • The symbols of the ancient peoples . Frankfurt 1851.

literature

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personal data
SURNAME Schwenck, Konrad
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German philologist
DATE OF BIRTH October 21, 1793
PLACE OF BIRTH Lich
DATE OF DEATH February 14, 1864
Place of death Frankfurt am Main