List of Classical Philologists at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
The Classical Philologists at the Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf have been teaching Latin and Greek Studies since the seminar for Classical Philology was founded in 1968 . The seminar was set up three years after the university was founded and initially led by only one professor (with a focus on Latin studies), Ilona Opelt , whose assistant was Reinhard Häußler . It was not until 1984 that a second full professorship with a focus on Greek studies was established, which Bernd Manuwald received first. These two chairs for Latin and Greek studies are still regularly occupied today.
In addition to the professors, there are currently (as of November 2009) a junior professor, a research assistant, a private lecturer and ten lecturers at the seminar.
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 achieved at the University of Düsseldorf. 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. In the last column there are pictures of the lecturers, which is currently difficult due to the image rights.
| scientist | from | to | Functions | Remarks | image |
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| Ilona Opelt (1928–1991) | 1968 | 1991 | Ordinaria | Founding professor with a focus on Latin Studies; Christian literature specialist | |
| Reinhard Häußler (1927-2005) | 1968 | 1992 | professor | Assistant to Ilona Opelt, habilitated in Freiburg in 1973, university lecturer in Düsseldorf in 1974, retired there in 1975, adjunct professor in 1976, professor in 1980 | |
| Michael Wissemann (* 1953) | 1983 | 2017 | extraordinary professor | University assistant, 1989 habilitation for philology and its didactics; Privatdozent, associate professor in 2013 | |
| Bernd Manuwald (* 1942) | 1984 | 1992 | Full professor | First full professor of Greek studies, specialist in Greek philosophy; moved to Cologne | |
| Michael Weißenberger (* 1959) | 1987 | 1998 | academic advice | Graezist, specialist in rhetoric and imperial literature, qualified as a professor in 1994; moved to Greifswald | |
| Reinhold F. Glei (* 1959) | 1990 | 1991 | Substitute professor | represented Häussler's professorship; moved to Göttingen | |
| Bernhard Zimmermann (* 1955) | 1992 | 1997 | Full professor | Successor to Manuwald, specialist in Greek tragedy, comedy and specialist literature; moved to Freiburg |
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| Wolfram Ax (* 1944) | 1993 | 1996 | Full professor | Successor to Opelt, specialist in grammar and rhetoric; moved to Cologne |
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| Jochem Küppers (* 1946) | 1997 | 2004 | Full professor | Successor Ax '; Specialist in imperial literature | |
| Stephan Schröder (* 1962) | 1998 | 1999 | Substitute professor | represented Zimmermann's chair; moved to Cologne as a private lecturer | |
| Martina Hirschberger | 1999 | 2015 | Junior professor | Research assistant (Greek studies), from 2008 junior professor | |
| Michael Reichel (* 1960) | 1999 | Full professor | Successor to Zimmermann, specialist in epic and fictional research | ||
| Peter Kuhlmann (* 1965) | 2000 | 2004 | academic advice | Privatdozent from Gießen, habilitated in Düsseldorf in 2002; moved to Göttingen in 2004 as professor for Latin and subject didactics of ancient languages |
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| Andreas Bagordo (* 1971) | 2004 | 2005 | Substitute professor | represented Küppers' chair; Specialist in Greco-Roman tragedy and comedy | |
| Markus Stein (* 1962) | 2005 | Full professor | Successor to Küppers'; Specialist in pagan and Christian culture and literature of late antiquity |