Ludwig Bieler
Ludwig Josef Georg Bieler (born October 20, 1906 in Vienna , † May 2, 1981 in Dublin ) was an Austrian philologist .
Life
Bieler studied classical philology at the University of Vienna and in 1929 with the work De vita S. Sansonis a Bald Rico enarrata questiones tres doctorate . From 1930 he worked at the Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum with Edmund Hauler at the Austrian Academy of Sciences . From 1934 he was employed at the manuscript collection of the Austrian National Library , in 1935 he passed the librarian's examination and finally in early 1938 he achieved the position of state librarian second class. After his habilitation in 1936, he taught as a private lecturer in classical philology at the Philosophical Faculty, but left Vienna shortly after Austria was annexed to the German Empire. In 1940 he came to Ireland from England, and in 1946 he and his wife received Irish citizenship. From 1948 he worked as an assistant at University College Dublin , from 1951 as a lecturer for palaeography, interrupted by research and teaching stays in the USA, around 1947 at the University of Notre Dame and in 1954 at the Institute for Advanced Study . In 1960 he took up the position created for him as Professor of Palaeography and Late Latin at University College Dublin. Bieler's attempted return to Austria did not succeed, even if the Austrian Academy of Sciences elected him a corresponding member in 1964. In 1971 he was elected a corresponding member of the British Academy .
His experience with patristic texts formed the basis for his editions of texts by and about the Irish national saint Patrick, as well as in-depth research into Middle Latin scripts written in Ireland .
Fonts (selection)
- For the interpretation of hagiographic parallels . Heidelberg 1974, ISBN 3-533-02391-5 .
- Tirechán as the narrator. A contribution to the literary understanding of the legend of Patrick . Munich 1974, ISBN 3-7696-1460-7 .
- Theios anēr. The image of the “Divine Man” in late antiquity and early Christianity . Darmstadt 1976, ISBN 3-534-03848-7 .
- History of Roman Literature . Berlin 1980, ISBN 3-11-008286-1 .
Web links
- Memorial book for the victims of National Socialism at the Austrian Academy of Sciences
- Memorial book for the victims of National Socialism at the University of Vienna in 1938
- F. Römer: Bieler, Ludwig . In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 . 2nd revised edition (online only).
- Bieler, Ludwig . Publications in the bibliographic database of the Regesta Imperii .
Individual evidence
- ^ Deceased Fellows. British Academy, accessed May 5, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bieler, Ludwig |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bieler, Ludwig Josef Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian philologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 2, 1981 |
| Place of death | Dublin |