List of Classical Philologists at the University of Trier
The list of classical philologists at the University of Trier includes well-known university professors in this subject who worked and are working at the University of Trier .
The Classical Philology department is based at the Center for Classical Studies (ZAT). With the re-establishment of the university, a professorship in Classical Philology (especially Latin Studies ) was created and filled with Hans-Otto Kröner . From 1973 Leif Bergson joined him as a second professor for classical philology (especially Greek 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 the University of Trier. 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.
| scientist | from | to | Functions | Remarks | image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hans-Otto Kröner (1928-2015) | 1970 | 1995 | professor | first professor for classical (especially Latin) philology | |
| Leif Bergson (1927–1999) | 1973 | 1993 | professor | first professor for classical (especially Greek) philology | |
| Manfred Lossau (* 1934) | 1974 | 1996 | professor | Academic Director, qualified as a professor in 1978 and professor; moved to the University of Luxembourg | |
| Wolfgang Huebner (* 1939) | 1977 | 1984 | Academic senior councilor | Academic councilor, senior councilor since 1979; moved to Augsburg as a professor and later to Münster | |
| Georg Wöhrle (* 1953) | 1994 | professor | Successor to Bergson; Specialist in archaic Greek literature, ancient medicine and natural sciences and pre-Socratic philosophy | ||
| Therese Fuhrer (* 1959) | 1996 | 1997 | Professor | Successor to Kröner; Specialist in Hellenistic and Augustan poetry and Roman philosophy; moved to Zurich, later to Freiburg and Berlin (FU) | |
| Ulrich Eigler (* 1959) | 1998 | 2005 | professor | Successor to Fuhrer; Specialist in Roman literature from the Imperial Era, Late Antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance; moved to Zurich | |
| Oliver Hellmann (* 1965) | 1999 | extraordinary professor | Research assistant, doctorate in 2006 and teacher for special tasks, adjunct professor in 2012; Specialist in Homeric epic and ancient science | ||
| Luc Deitz (* 1961) | 2001 | extraordinary professor | Lecturer, habilitated in 2002, adjunct professor in 2009; represents Middle and Neo-Latin Philology at the University of Trier; Specialist in the reception of Plato and Aristotle in the Renaissance, poetics and rhetoric, the history of science in the early modern period | ||
| Stephan Busch (* 1966) | 2006 | professor | Successor to Eigler; Specialist in narratives, reception of the ancient world, ancient epigrams and Roman cuisine |
Web links
Latin Studies: Hans-Otto Kröner (1970–1995) | Therese Fuhrer (1996–1997) | Ulrich Eigler (1998–2005) | Stephan Busch (since 2006)
Greek Studies: Leif Bergson (1973–1993) | Georg Wöhrle (1994-2018)