List of Classical Philologists at the University of Graz
The Classical Philology at the University of Graz emerged in the 19th century from the literature scientific and aesthetic subjects. For the first time in 1813 a professorship for "Latin-Classical Literature" was established. In the course of the reform of the Austrian education system in 1848, two chairs for “Classical Philology and Aesthetics” were established. In 1863, Karl Schenkl was the first professor of philology in Graz whose chair was exclusively for "classical philology".
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 Graz. 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, if there are license-compliant ones.
| scientist | from | to | Functions | Remarks | image |
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| Albert Muchar (1786–1849) | 1827 | 1849 | Full professor | Professor of Aesthetics and “Old Classical Literature”, Dean and Rector of the University, particularly researched historical regional geography |
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| Karlmann Tangl (1799–1866) | 1850 | 1863 | Full professor | Muchar's successor, mainly carried out historical research within Austria | |
| Emanuel Hoffmann (1825–1900) | 1850 | 1856 | Associate professor | Specialist in patristics , moved to the University of Vienna in 1856 , where he reorganized the philological seminar | |
| Max Theodor von Karajan (1833–1914) | 1857 | 1904 | Full professor | Son of Theodor von Karajan ; Private lecturer, adjunct adjunct professor in 1859, associate professor in 1863, full professor in 1867; organized the new building of the institute | |
| Karl Schenkl (1827–1900) | 1863 | 1875 | Full professor | Tangl's successor, founded the seminar in 1863; Specialist in patristics, publisher of various specialist journals and series |
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| Wilhelm Kergel (1822-1891) | 1871 | 1891 | Full professor | appointed as third professor in 1871 | |
| Otto Keller (1838–1927) | 1875 | 1881 | Full professor | Successor to Schenkl, moved to Prague in 1881; researched mainly on the poet Horace and the zoology of antiquity |
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| Alois Goldbacher (1837-1924) | 1882 | 1908 | Full professor | Successor to Keller, previously full professor in Czernowitz; | |
| Heinrich Schenkl (1859-1919) | 1892 | 1917 | Full professor | Successor to Kergel, son of Karl Schenkl; initially associate professor, 1896 full professor; moved to Vienna in 1917 | |
| Richard Cornelius Kukula (1862-1919) | 1905 | 1919 | Full professor | Successor to Karajan; initially associate professor, 1909 full professor; Specialist in Roman poetry | |
| Josef Mesk (1869–1946) | 1909 1917 |
1914 1940 |
Full professor | Goldbacher's successor as associate professor; moved to Vienna in 1914, returned to Graz as full professor in 1917 (successor to Schenkl); Specialist in Greco-Roman drama and epic | |
| Richard Meister (1881–1964) | 1918 | 1920 | Associate professor | Successor to Mesks; moved to Vienna as full professor in 1920 | |
| Karl Prinz (1872–1945) | 1919 | 1939 | Full professor | Successor to Kukula; Specialist in Augustan and post-classical Roman literature | |
| Karl Mras (1877–1962) | 1921 | 1933 | Associate professor | Successor to master; went to Vienna as full professor in 1933 | |
| Otmar Schissel von Fleschenberg (1884–1943) | 1919 | 1943 | Associate professor | Privatdozent, titular associate professor in 1923, regular associate professor in 1926; Specialist in late antiquity and byzantium | |
| Carl Koch (1907–1956) | 1940 | 1945 | Associate professor | Chair representative, since 1943 as associate professor in place of Schissel von Fleschenberg; 1947 full professor in Erlangen | |
| Hans Gerstinger (1885–1971) | 1940 | 1960 | Full professor | Successor prince | |
| Endre by Ivánka (1902–1974) | 1947 | 1969 | Full professor | 1947 successor to Koch; 1961 Full Professor of Byzantine Studies | |
| Karl Vretska (1900–1983) | 1961 | 1971 | Full professor | Successor to Ivánka as associate professor, full professor in 1964 | |
| Franz Stoessl (1910–1988) | 1961 | 1981 | Full professor | Successor to Gerstinger | |
| Eugen Dönt (* 1939) | 1971 | 1981 | Full professor | Successor to Vretska; moved to Vienna | |
| Franz Ferdinand Schwarz (1934-2001) | 1982 | 1996 | Full professor | Stoessl's successor | |
| Henriette Harich-Schwarzbauer (* 1955) | 1982 | 2002 | Extraordinaria | Scientific assistant, 1992 assistant professor, habilitated in 1997, represented Schwarz's chair as associate professor; moved to Basel as a full professor | |
| Walter Pötscher (1928-2004) | 1982 | 1997 | Full professor | Dönt's successor | |
| Malte Hossenfelder (1935–2011) | 1991 | 2003 | professor | Philosophy historian and philosopher, specialist in Greek and Roman philosophy | |
| Eveline Krummen | 1997 | Ordinaria | Successor to Pötschers, professor of Greek studies | ||
| Christine Ratkowitsch (* 1953) | 2006 | 2016 | Visiting professor | 2006–2016 represented Latin Studies at the University of Graz | |
| Ursula Gärtner (* 1965) | 2016 | Ordinaria | Successor to Schwarz, Professor of Latin Studies |
First chair (full professorship, 1909–1964 extraordinary position):
- 1827–1849: Albert Muchar
- 1850–1863: Karlmann Tangl
- 1863–1875: Karl Schenkl
- 1875–1881: Otto Keller
- 1882–1908: Alois Goldbacher
- 1909–1914 Josef Mesk (associate professor)
- 1918–1920: Richard Meister (associate professor)
- 1921–1933 Karl Mras (associate professor)
- 1926–1943: Otmar Schissel von Fleschenberg (associate professor)
- 1943–1945: Carl Koch (associate professor)
- 1947–1961: Endre von Ivánka (associate professor)
- 1961–1971: Karl Vretska (1964 full professor)
- 1971–1981: Eugen Dönt
- 1982–1997: Walter Pötscher
- since 1997: Eveline Krummen
Second chair (associate professor, temporarily professorial):
- 1850–1856: Emanuel Hoffmann
- 1863–1904: Max Theodor von Karajan (1867 full professor)
- 1905–1919: Richard Cornelius Kukula (1909 full professor)
- 1919–1939: Karl Prinz (full professor)
- 1940–1960: Hans Gerstinger (professor)
- 1961–1981: Franz Stoessl ( full professor)
- 1982–1996: Franz Ferdinand Schwarz (full professor)
- 1997–2002: Henriette Harich-Schwarzbauer (deputy chair)
- 2006–2016: Christine Ratkowitsch (visiting professor)
- since 2016: Ursula Gärtner
Third chair (full professorship):
- 1871–1891: Wilhelm Kergel
- 1892–1917: Heinrich Schenkl
- 1917–1940: Josef Mesk
literature
- Franz-Anton Wallisch: Classical Philology at the University of Graz from the beginning to the present . In: Contributions and materials on the history of science in Austria , Graz 1981 pp. 38–52.