Ludwig Heller (philologist)
Ludwig Heller (born March 19, 1775 (or 1776 ) in Ammerndorf , † August 28, 1826 in Munich on a vacation trip) was a German classical philologist .
Life
The son of a pastor who died early, he was raised by his brother, who was also a theologian. In 1793 he began studying theology in Erlangen . Through employment as private tutor from 1797 to 1806 in Vienna and Ansbach , he found pleasure in teaching and became a teacher at the grammar school in Ansbach in 1806 and professor at the grammar school in Nuremberg in 1808. In 1817 he accepted a call from the University of Erlangen as a full professor of philosophy and classical philology on the chair of classical philology, which had been vacant for two years, as the successor to Gottlieb Christoph Harleß . He died unexpectedly in Munich in 1826 on a vacation trip.
Fonts
- Sophoclis Tragoediae septem, ac deperditarum fragmenta: accedit lexicon Sophocleum et index verborum locupletissimus . Gerhard Fleischer, 1802 (with Karl Gottlob August Erfurdt and Ludwig von Döderlein )
- Sophoclis Oedipum Coloneum post Erfurdtii obitum emendarunt notasque tum aliorum, tum suas adiecerunt . 1825 (with Ludwig von Döderlein)
"His fearfulness and his more receptive than productive nature prevented him from extensive writing."
literature
- Ivan von Müller : Ludwig Heller . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 11, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, p. 695.
- Otto Stählin: Obtaining the seminar for classical philology at the university: Speech given at the celebration of its 150th anniversary on December 17, 1927 . Verlag von Palm & Enke, 1928, p. 14 u. 43.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Iwan von Müller : Heller, Ludwig . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 11, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, p. 695.
- ↑ Otto Stählin: The seminar for classical philology at the university: Speech given at the celebration of its 150th anniversary on December 17, 1927 . Verlag von Palm & Enke, 1928, p. 43.
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SURNAME | Heller, Ludwig |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German classical philologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 19, 1775 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ammerndorf |
DATE OF DEATH | August 28, 1826 |
Place of death | Munich |