Ludwig Hirzel (literary historian)
Ludwig Heinrich Caspar Hirzel (born February 23, 1838 in Zurich ; † June 1, 1897 in Bern ) was a Swiss literary historian.
Ludwig Hirzel, son of the theologian Ludwig Hirzel (1801–1841; "Commentary on Job", 1839;), studied in Zurich, Jena and Berlin, became a grammar school teacher in Frauenfeld in 1862, in 1866 a teacher at the cantonal school in Aarau and was a professor from 1874 of German language and literature at the University of Bern. In 1879/1880 he was rector of the university, in 1885 co-founder of the German seminar at the university and in 1888/1889 dean of the philosophy faculty.
Publications
- Goethe's Italian Journey (Basel 1871)
- Schiller's Relationship to Antiquity (Aarau 1872)
- Karl Ruckstuhl, a contribution to Goethe literature (Strasbourg 1876)
He also edited Albrecht von Haller's poems (1882) and diaries (Leipzig 1883) as well as Salomon Hirzel's "Directory of a Goethe Library" (Leipzig 1884, with supplements and continuation).
literature
- Donovan Anderson: Hirzel, Ludwig Heinrich Caspar. In: Christoph König (Ed.), With the assistance of Birgit Wägenbaur u. a .: Internationales Germanistenlexikon 1800–1950 . Volume 2: H-Q. De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2003, ISBN 3-11-015485-4 , pp. 760-761.
- Rosmarie Zeller: Hirzel, Ludwig. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Wolfgang Golther : Hirzel, Ludwig . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 50, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1905, p. 376 f.
Web links
- Literature by and about Ludwig Hirzel in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hirzel, Ludwig |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hirzel, Ludwig Heinrich Caspar (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss literary historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1838 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 1, 1897 |
| Place of death | Bern |