List of classical philologists at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
The list of Classical Philologists at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg includes well-known university professors in the field of Classical Philology who worked and are active at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg .
history
The Classical Philology was in Heidelberg by the philologist and archaeologist Friedrich Creuzer founded (1771-1858), who held the chair of philology and ancient history since the 1804th In 1807, following the example of the Universities of Göttingen and Halle, he founded the Philological Seminary , which was connected with an educational seminar from 1809 to 1818 . The Philological Seminary primarily served for teacher training, but was also an academic training facility. According to its original structure, it consisted of ten student members, seven of whom had to come from Baden; the other three places were given to foreign students. The seminar members received an annual grant of 50 guilders. In addition to Creuzer, Heinrich Voss worked at the university from 1806 to 1822 , August Boeckh from 1807 to 1811 and Johann Christian Felix Bähr from 1821 to 1872 as professors. After Creuzer's retirement (1845), the leadership of the seminar was passed on to his colleague Bähr. Creuzer's successor, Karl Zell, was also a professor of philology and archeology.
With the establishment of the new philology ( German language , English language and literature ) about 1852 was Philological Seminar for Classic Philology Seminar renamed. In 1865 the seminar was reorganized on Hermann Köchly's initiative: The membership restriction was lifted and all students of Classical Philology were allowed to take part in the seminar's exercises. The seminar had its own budget, rooms and library.
At that time, archeology was still part of the Philological Seminary, but in 1866 an independent archaeological institute was set up in which ancient history and art history were also taught (see List of Classical Archaeologists at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg and List of Ancient Historians at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg ). Ancient History did not have its own institute until 1891. In the course of the reform of the Philosophical Faculty in 1877, the number of chairs for Classical Philology was set at two. An assistant position was set up at the seminar in 1878, the first assistant position at the university, the first owner of which, Samuel Brandt, worked at the university until 1919.
After Köchly's death (1876), his successor Fritz Schöll was a professor in Heidelberg for over 40 years. The director of the Lyceum, Köchly's friend Gustav Uhlig , worked alongside him as an honorary professor of philology at the university. Uhlig was the first representative of scientific pedagogy and didactics at Heidelberg University. The most important specialist in the late 19th century was Erwin Rohde , a recognized expert on Greek literature and culture, who broke new ground in the field of literary studies and religious studies and, with his students, had a great influence on classical philology. Rohde stayed in Heidelberg until his death in 1898.
Around the turn of the century, a neighboring discipline of ancient studies also became increasingly important in Heidelberg: papyrology . By purchasing papyri and ostraka, the university continuously built up a papyrus collection from 1897, which was primarily the result of the initiative of the senior librarian and honorary professor Karl Zangemeister . In the 20th century Otto Gradenwitz , Friedrich Preisigke , Gustav Adolf Gerhard , Friedrich Bilabel and Karl Preisendanz made a contribution to the development and scientific cataloging of the papyrus collection.
The professors of the first half of the 20th century set different research priorities. Otto Crusius represented a broad-based classical scholarship , Albrecht Dieterich , Otto Weinreich and Karl Meister conducted linguistic research and religious studies, Franz Boll also researched ancient astrology and astronomy . From 1925, Otto Regenbogen, a Wilamowitz student, worked at the university, who campaigned for a new understanding of antiquity in the sense of Werner Jaeger's Third Humanism . During the National Socialist era, Regenbogen was removed from office because of his Jewish wife in 1935 and replaced by Hildebrecht Hommel . In the same year, honorary professor Samuel Brandt was revoked because of his Jewish origin, although he had not given lectures since 1919.
In the period after the Second World War, the Heidelberg Seminar for Classical Philology continued to differentiate. In 1957 Walther Bulst founded the Seminar for Latin Philology of the Middle Ages, which has existed as an independent institute since then. The long-time professors of Classical Philology Otto Regenbogen, Viktor Pöschl , Uvo Hölscher , Franz Dirlmeier , Albrecht Dihle and Michael von Albrecht were among the most respected representatives of their generation. At times the seminar had four chairs for classical philology. In 1981 a separate chair was created for the Heidelberg Institute for Papyrology, which was initially held by Dieter Hagedorn .
In 1981 a chair for Latin and Greek linguistics was rededicated, making it the only chair in Germany with this teaching description. The first professor after the rededication was Hubert Petersmann . The (second) chair for Greek Philology was dedicated to Greek literary studies. There is also a chair for Latin literary studies.
List of Classical Philologists
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 Heidelberg University. At other universities, the corresponding lecturer may have made an even more extensive scientific career. The next column lists special features, the career path or other information relating to the university or institute. In the last column there are pictures of the lecturers.
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literature
- Dagmar Drüll: Heidelberger Gelehrtenlexikon 1803-1932 . Berlin / Heidelberg 1986, ISBN 978-3-540-15856-1
- Eike Wolgast: The University of Heidelberg 1386–1986 . Berlin 1986, p.
- Angelos Chaniotis , Ulrich Thaler: The ancient studies at the University of Heidelberg 1933–1945 . In: WU Eckart, V. Sellin, H. Wolgast (Eds.): The University of Heidelberg in National Socialism . Berlin 2006, pp. 391-435 ( digitized version ).
- Dagmar Drüll: Heidelberger Gelehrtenlexikon 1933–1986 . Berlin / Heidelberg 2009, ISBN 978-3-540-88834-5
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First chair: Friedrich Creuzer (1800–1845) | Leonhard Spengel (1841–1847) | Hermann Köchly (1864–1876) | Kurt Wachsmuth (1877–1886) | Erwin Rohde (1886–1898) | Otto Crusius (1898–1903) | Albrecht Dieterich (1903–1908) | Franz Boll (1908–1924) | Otto Regenbogen (1925–1935) | Hildebrecht Hommel (1937–1945) | Otto Regenbogen (1945–1959) | Franz Dirlmeier (1959–1970) | Herwig Görgemanns (1972–1997)
Second chair: August Boeckh (1807–1811) | Heinrich Voss (1809–1822) | Johann Christian Felix Bähr (1823–1872) | Uvo Hölscher (1962–1970) | Albrecht Dihle (1974–1989) | Glenn W. Most (1991-2001) | Jonas Grethlein (since 2008)
Third chair: Karl Ludwig Kayser (1863–1872) | Otto Ribbeck (1872–1877) | Fritz Schöll (1877–1918) | Otto Weinreich (1918–1921) | Karl Meister (1921–1949) | Viktor Pöschl (1950–1976) | Hubert Petersmann (1981-2001) | Gerrit Kloss (since 2003)
Fourth chair: Michael von Albrecht (1964–1999) | Jürgen Paul Schwindt (since 2000)
Chair of Papyrology: Dieter Hagedorn (1981–2001) | Andrea Jördens (since 2004)