List of ancient historians at the Georg-August University of Göttingen

The list of ancient historians at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen includes all ancient historians who were or are active as university lecturers at the ancient history seminar of the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen . This generally includes full, non-scheduled, guest and honorary professors as well as private lecturers . In justified exceptional cases, other lecturers can also be accepted.

The subject of Ancient History was initially taught at the Seminar for Classical Philology , which was at times also called the Institute for Classical Classical Studies , and at the History Seminar within Universal History. Since 1877 there has been an independent professorship in ancient history.

The first column shows the name of the person and their life data, the second column shows entry into the university, and the third column shows their departure. Column four names the highest position reached at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen. At other universities, the corresponding lecturer may have made an even more extensive scientific career. The next column names special features, the career path or other information relating to the university or the seminar. The last column shows pictures of the lecturers, which is currently difficult due to the image rights.

scientist from to Functions Remarks image Gesner, Johann Matthias (1691–1761) 1734 1761 professor First professor at the university when it was founded; Professor of poetry and eloquence; As a librarian and classical philologist, laid the foundations for all classical studies at the university Heyne, Christian Gottlob (1729–1812) 1763 1812 professor Professor of rhetoric; Successor to Gesner; one of the founders of modern classical studies Arnold Heeren (1760–1842) 1784 1842 Full professor 1794 full professor of philosophy, 1801 of history; dealt with ancient history as well as those of the Middle Ages and the early modern period Karl Hoeck (1794–1877) 1818 1875 Full professor Private lecturer, full professor in 1823, full professor in 1831; since 1845 director of the library; taught ancient history and classical philology Müller, Karl Otfried (1797–1840) 1819 1840 Full professor Classical philologist and one of the founders of classical archeology and ancient history; 1819 Associate Professor, 1823 Full Professor and member of the Göttingen Society of Sciences; 1832 Councilor; 1835 additionally professor for eloquence Curtius, Ernst (1814-1896) 1855 1867 Full professor Classical philologist; 1844 to 1850 tutor of the later Emperor Friedrich III; 1867 director of the Berlin antiquarian shop; Initiator of the German excavations in Olympia Wachsmuth, Kurt (1837–1905) 1868 1877 Full professor 1868 Full Professor of Classical Philology; earned special services to the source criticism and the ancient topography Hirschfeld, Otto (1843–1922) 1869 1872 Private lecturer Epigraphist Nissen, Heinrich 1877 1878 Full professor first holder of the chair for ancient history; moved to Strasbourg in 1878, later to Bonn Volquardsen, Christian August (1840–1917) 1879 1897 Full professor Successor of Nissen, controversial due to poor teaching performance and initially represented as full professor by Wilamowitz and replaced by Busolt, with whom he swapped apprenticeship positions Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, Ulrich von (1848–1931) 1883 1897 Full professor Classical philologist with a universal focus on antiquity, also taught ancient history because of Volquardsen's inadequacies in teaching Willrich, Hugo (1867–1950) 1896 1904 Private lecturer 1893 doctorate in Göttingen, 1896 habilitation; In 1904, initially because he was not appointed to a professorship, he switched to teaching Busolt, Georg (1850–1920) 1897 1920 Full professor Successor to Volquardsen (previously associate professor in Kiel in 1879, full professor in 1881); Connoisseur of Greek history Kahrstedt, Ulrich (1888–1962) 1920 1952 Full professor Successor to Busolt; active as a politician for the DNVP , from 1933 supported the university policy of the NSDAP Heuss, Alfred (1909–1995) 1954 1977 Full professor Successor of Kahrstedt; 1954 to 1958 Chairman of the Mommsen Society ; wrote the Roman History, one of the most important ancient historical works of the 20th century Botermann, Helga (* 1938) Private lecturer since about 1970 academic councilor Quaß, Friedemann (* 1941) Associate professor Academic Councilor / Senior Councilor since the early 1970s; Habilitation in 1988 Bleicken, Jochen (1926-2005) 1978 1999 Full professor Successor to Heuss'; 1961 habilitation in Göttingen, after that not in Göttingen, 1978 full professor, 1991 retirement, taught until 1999 Stahl, Michael (* 1948) 1986 1991 Extraordinary professor Flaig, Egon (* 1949) 1991 1993 professor 1991 to 1993 substitute professor Lehmann, Gustav Adolf (* 1942) 1993 2010 Full professor Successor to Bleicken; 2005 Ausonius Prize Winner Bruno Bleckmann (* 1962) 1994 1998 Private lecturer 1994 employee, 1995 private lecturer Loretana de Libero (* 1962) 1996 1999 Private lecturer 1991 doctorate, 1995 habilitation, 1996 teaching position and private lecturer Dreyer, Boris (* 1967) 1996 2010 Extraordinary professor 1996 research assistant, 1999 research assistant, 2003 private lecturer, 2008 adjunct professor Hartmut Leppin (* 1963) 1998 2001 Private lecturer 1998 private lecturer Raimund Schulz (* 1962) 2004 ???? Lecturer Specialist in subject didactics Tanja Scheer (* 1964) 2011 Ordinaria Lehmann's successor

Chair holder:

• 1877–1878 Heinrich Nissen
• 1878–1897 Christian August Volquardsen
• 1897–1920 Georg Busolt
• 1920–1952 Ulrich Kahrstedt
• 1954–1977 Alfred Heuss
• 1978–1991 Jochen Bleicken
• 1993–2010 Gustav Adolf Lehmann
• since 2011 Tanja Scheer

Web links

• Homepage of the ancient history seminar
• Current employees