List of Classical Philologists at the University of Basel

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The list of Classical Philologists at the University of Basel includes all Classical Philologists who were or are active as professors at the University of Basel . 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. From 1819 onwards, the subject of Classical Philology was represented by two regular professors specializing in Greek and Latin studies. The Philological Seminary was founded in 1861 under the aegis of the Graecist Wilhelm Vischer-Bilfinger , who consulted Professor Friedrich Ritschl from Bonn on appointment issues . Vischer took care of the successive filling of the two professorships, which continue to this day. In 1874 a third professorial office was set up, which was dedicated to Indo-European linguistics. The Indo-European seminar is still connected to the seminar for classical philology.

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 lists the highest position achieved at the University of Basel. 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.

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Emanuel Linder (1768–1843) 1819 1843 Full professor First professor of Greek language and literature at the university, previously professor of Hebrew language and pastor
Franz Dorotheus Gerlach (1793–1876) 1829 1875 Full professor First professor of Latin language and literature, also read about history; longtime librarian and rector of the university
Wilhelm Vischer-Bilfinger (1808–1874) 1832 1861 Full professor Privatdozent, associate professor in 1835, full professor in 1836 for Greek language and literature; had a decisive influence on the Basel appointment policy; Released from teaching post in 1861 for his political activities Wilhelm Vischer.jpg
Johann Jakob Merian (1826-1892) 1852 1892 Associate professor Privatdozent, Associate Professor in 1874
Otto Ribbeck (1827–1898) 1861 1862 Full professor Professor of Greek Studies, Ritschl student; founded the Philological Seminary with Vischer; moved to Kiel, Heidelberg, and later Leipzig Otto Ribbeck - Imagines philologorum.jpg
Adolph Kießling (1837-1893) 1862 1869 Full professor Successor to Ribbeck, Ritschl student; went to Hamburg as a teacher
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) 1869 1879 Full professor Successor to Kießling, Ritschl student; youngest professor of his time, controversial among philologists of his time; retired after ten years Nietzsche187a.jpg
Jacob Achilles Mähly (1828–1902) 1853 1890 Full professor Privatdozent, Associate Professor in 1864; 1874 appointed professor of Latin studies as Gerlach's successor; Resigned in 1890 due to illness
Franz Misteli (1841–1903) 1874 1898 Full professor associate professor; 1879 third professor for comparative linguistics and Indo-European studies; Resigned in 1898 due to illness [1]
Jacob Wackernagel (1853–1938) 1879 1936 Full professor Successor to Nietzsche, also taught Indo-European studies; moved to Göttingen in 1902; 1915–1917 as successor to Jaeger's substitute professor for Greek studies, from 1915 to 1936 professor for Indo-European studies Voit 199 Jakob Wackernagel.jpg
Georg Ferdinand Dümmler (1859-1896) 1890 1896 Full professor Successor to Mählys, archaeologist and philologist; died prematurely of overwork Georg Ferdinand Dümmler - Imagines philologorum.jpg
Johannes Toepffer (1860–1895) 1894 1895 Associate professor Professor of Classical Philology and Archeology, specialist in Attic history Johannes Toepffer.jpg
Erich Bethe (1863-1940) 1896 1903 Full professor Successor to Dümmlers; moved to Giessen
Ferdinand Sommer (1875–1962) 1902 1909 Full professor Successor to Mistelis [2]
Alfred Körte (1866–1946) 1903 1906 Full professor Successor of Bethes; moved to Giessen Alfred Körte.jpg
Hermann Schöne (1870–1941) 1906 1909 Full professor Successor to Körtes; moved to Greifswald, later Münster
Rudolf Herzog (1871–1953) 1909 1914 Full professor Successor to Sommers, epigraphist; moved to Giessen
Friedrich Münzer (1868–1942) 1896 1912 Full professor Private lecturer, associate professor in 1902, full professor in the same year; 1909 appointed Full Professor of Latin Studies as successor Schöne; moved to Königsberg
Max Niedermann (1874–1954) 1899 1925 Full professor 1909 extraordinary, 1911 full professor of comparative linguistics; moved to Neuchâtel [3]
Ernst Lommatzsch (1871–1949) 1912 1913 Full professor Successor to Münzer; moved to Greifswald
Walter F. Otto (1874–1958) 1913 1914 Full professor Successor to Lommatzsch; moved to Frankfurt / Main
Werner Jaeger (1888–1961) 1914 1915 Full professor Successor to Duke; moved to Kiel; his chair was represented by Jacob Wackernagel from Göttingen until 1917 Liebermann Werner Jaeger.jpg
Peter von der Mühll (1885–1970) 1917 1952 Full professor Successor to Jaeger; famous Iliad researcher
Johannes Stroux (1886–1954) 1914 1922 Full professor Successor to Otto; moved to Kiel WP Johannes Stroux.jpg
Günther Jachmann (1887–1979) 1922 1925 Full professor Successor to Stroux; moved to Cologne
Kurt Latte (1891–1964) 1925 1931 Full professor Successor to Jachmann; moved to Göttingen
Eduard Fraenkel (1888–1970) 1931 1932 Chair representative Full professor at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg , took over lectures until Harald Fuchs took over the chair.
Harald Fuchs (1900–1985) 1932 1970 Full professor Latte's successor
Albert Debrunner (1884-1958) 1940 1949 Full professor Professor of Comparative Linguistics in Bern, 1940–49 also in Basel; Wackernagel student [4]
Alfred Bloch (1915–1983) 1942 1982 Full professor Privatdozent for Comparative Linguistics, 1949 Associate Professor, 1951 Head of the Indo-European Seminar, 1953 Personal Full Professor; with his resignation in 1982, he resigned from the chair [5]
Karl Meuli (1891–1968) 1926 1961 Full professor Privatdozent, associate professor in 1933, full professor in 1942; Ethnologist and religious scholar
Bernhard Wyss (1905–1986) 1952 1976 Full professor Successor Von der Mühlls; Ancient historian and high school teacher; held Greek lectures until his death
Josef Delz (1922-2005) 1970 1987 Full professor Successor to Fuchs
Felix Heinimann (1915-2006) 1966 1980 Full professor Successor to Meulis; after his retirement the third professorial chair remained vacant
Helmut Saake (* 1942) 1970 1983 Full professor New Testament scholars; moved to Jönköping, later to Philadelphia, New Delhi and Los Angeles
Christoph Schäublin (* 1941) 1973 1982 Associate professor Private Lecturer, Associate Professor in 1979; moved to Bern
Joachim Latacz (* 1934) 1981 2002 Full professor Successor to Wyss; Epic researcher, Iliad and Homer specialist Joachim Latacz passport photo.jpg
Edzard Visser (* 1954) 1986 Private lecturer Iliad Researcher [6]
Fritz Graf (* 1944) 1987 1999 Full professor Successor to Delz; moved to Princeton, then to Ohio State University [7]
Rudolf Wachter 1991 Associate professor Lecturer, 1997 full professor, Indo-Europeanist [8th]
Christine Walde (* 1960) 1993 2005 Private lecturer, assistant professor (SNSF) 2001–2005 since October 2005 Professor of Classical Philology at the University of Mainz [9]
Jerzy Styka (* 1954) 1999 2001 Full professor 1999 substitute professor, 2000 successor to Graf; moved to Krakow in 2001 [10]
Anton Bierl (* 1960) 2002 Full professor Successor to Latacz [11]
Henriette Harich-Schwarzbauer (* 1955) 2002 Ordinaria Successor to Stykas [12]

literature

  • 125 years of the Seminar for Classical Philology in Basel (1861 / 62–1986 / 87) . Basel 1987. Second edition, Basel 1991

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