Max Rubensohn

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Max Rubensohn (born November 21, 1864 in Höxter , † 1913 in Kassel ) was a German classical philologist and literary historian . He was best known for his research on the German reception of ancient Greek literature during the early modern period and with studies on Martin Opitz and his environment.

Life

Rubensohn was the son of a watchmaker. He grew up in Höxter (until 1873) and Kassel, and from 1883 studied classical philology, ancient history and German in Berlin . His teachers included Hermann Diels , Theodor Mommsen , Wilhelm Scherer and Johannes Vahlen , from whom he received his doctorate in 1888. His dissertation was dedicated to Hermann Diels. Rubensohn then devoted himself to his scientific interests as a private scholar. He earned his living from extensive journalistic activities in daily newspapers and news magazines. He initially continued to live in Berlin, where he was a member of the Society for German Literature , and later in Hanover and Kassel.

His cousin was the archaeologist Otto Rubensohn (1867–1964).

Rubensohn's main work is his comprehensively introduced and annotated edition of German translations of ancient Greek epigrams between the Renaissance and the Baroque (1897). His biographical and work history studies on Martin Opitz , which appeared between 1896 and 1899 in the journal Euphorion , were also very well received .

Fonts (selection)

  • Crinagorae Mytilenaei Epigrammata edidit prolegomenis commentario verborum indice illustravit Maximilianus Rubensohn. Berolini 1888 (dissertation)
  • Greek epigrams and other smaller poems in German translations of the XVI. and XVII. Century. Edited with comments and detailed introduction. by Max Rubensohn. Weimar 1897 (library of older German translations 2-5)
  • The rediscovered portrait of the young Schiller.Johannes Vahlen on his 80th birthday of one of his pupils who - like so many others - owes almost his entire scientific existence to the beloved teacher of incomparable philological method that can be transferred to documents of any time and of any kind , as a small token dedicated to the most intimate devotion. Braunschweig 1910
  • Studies on Martin Opitz. With an epilogue on the history of science, ed. by Robert Seidel. Heidelberg 2005 (Supplement to Euphorion 49)

literature

  • Robert Seidel: Afterword, in: Rubensohn: Studies on Martin Opitz (see above), pp. 153–164

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personal data
SURNAME Rubensohn, Max
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German classical philologist and literary historian
DATE OF BIRTH November 21, 1864
PLACE OF BIRTH Höxter
DATE OF DEATH 1913
Place of death kassel