Kurt Fitzler
Kurt Fitzler (born March 29, 1885 in Hamburg ; † August 21, 1914 in Tirlemont ) was a German ancient historian .
life and work
Kurt Fitzler, the son of the commercial chemist Johannes Fitzler (1854–1922), attended the learned school of the Johanneum (until 1903) and the Wilhelm-Gymnasium in Hamburg. After graduation (1904) he studied history at the universities of Jena and Leipzig . In Leipzig he concentrated particularly on ancient history.
After doctorate (1910) and state examination (1911), he worked from October 1912 as a scientific assistant teacher at the grammar school in Cuxhaven. When the First World War broke out , he volunteered for military service. He was placed on the Western Front as a deputy officer. During the first weeks of the war he died on August 21, 1914 in the Belgian city of Tienen (Tirlemont) from a shot in the stomach.
In the few years of his professional activity, Fitzler made a name for himself in several areas of ancient history. With his dissertation he presented himself as a dedicated expert on Hellenistic-Roman economic history. As a student of Ulrich Wilcken , he used papyrological sources to illuminate historical contexts. In addition to Wilcken, he was also in contact with Michael Rostovtzeff , the most important expert on ancient economic history. The dissertation was received positively in the international specialist press (including by Hugo Blümner , Carl Krug and Paul Laumonier ) and for a long time remained the starting point for dealing with the economic history of Greco-Roman Egypt.
After his dissertation, Fitzler wrote journal articles, reviews and articles for the real encyclopedia of classical antiquity .
Fonts (selection)
- Quarries and mines in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt. A contribution to ancient economic history . Leipzig 1910
literature
- Higher state school in Cuxhaven. In memory of our dead 1914–1919 . Cuxhaven 1919
- Festschrift for the 50th anniversary of the Wilhelm-Gymnasium in Hamburg. 1881-1931. Published by the teaching staff of the Wilhelm-Gymnasium . Hamburg 1931, p. 170
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fitzler, Kurt |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fitzler, Kurt Franz Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German ancient historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 29, 1885 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 21, 1914 |
| Place of death | Tirlemont |