Max Rothstein
Max Rothstein (born February 6, 1859 in Berlin ; † November 24, 1940 there ) was a German classical philologist .
Life
Max Rothstein studied classical philology at the Berlin University , where he was particularly influenced by Johannes Vahlen . With him Rothstein in 1880 with a dissertation on Tibullus manuscript tradition doctorate . Vahlen also supported the further academic career of his student, who completed his habilitation at the University of Berlin in 1887 and was hired as a private lecturer.
However, Rothstein remained an outsider at seminary and in the academic world. After Friedrich Leo's unfavorable review of Rothstein's comment on the Properz -Elegien (Berlin 1898), the prospects of an appointment at another university were ruined. Vahlen's attempt to get Rothstein an extraordinary professorship (1900) failed; the professorship was given to Richard Heinze instead . It was not until 1924, at an advanced age, that Rothstein was appointed a non-official associate professor. He continued his lectures until he was dismissed as a Jew under the National Socialists in 1935 .
Rothstein, who had always lived in simple circumstances, lost his only source of income after his release. To enable his son to emigrate , he sold his library before 1934. He last lived without relatives in Berlin-Charlottenburg and died at the age of 81. He was buried in the Jewish cemetery in Berlin-Weißensee .
Fonts (selection)
- De Tibulli codicibus , Berlin 1880.
- The elegies of Sextus propertius , Berlin 1898. Second edition in two parts, Berlin 1920–1924 (reprinted New York 1979).
- Cicero in his own representation. Pictures from his life. Selected for school use by Max Rothstein , Bielefeld 1927.
literature
- Eckart Mensching : Nugae zur Philologie-Geschichte , Volume 3 (1990), pp. 80f.
- Eckart Mensching: Notes on the fate of two philologists: M. Rothstein and O. Skutsch . In the S. (Ed.): Nugae zur Philologie-Geschichte , Volume 6 (1993), pp. 125f.
- Eckart Mensching: A photo by Max Rothstein (1903) . In the S. (Ed.): Nugae zur Philologie-Geschichte , Volume 11 (2001), pp. 92-98.
- Dietrich Ehlers (ed.): Correspondence. Hermann Diels, Hermann Usener, Eduard Zeller . Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-05-001124-6 . Volume 1, p. 468; Volume 2, p. 253.
Web links
- Literature by Max Rothstein in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rothstein, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German classical philologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 6, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 24, 1940 |
| Place of death | Berlin |